While the optional wearing of face masks outdoors has been allowed by the government, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) reminded the higher education community that using face masks will continue indoors and in crowded areas for the tertiary level. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) CHED...
A coalition of groups from the education, social welfare, local government, public finance, and transportation sectors called for a greater emphasis on ventilation measures in the full implementation of face-to-face classes starting this November. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) In a joint...
With the scheduled mandatory implementation of five days of in-person classes in all schools starting in November, a coalition of groups on Monday, Sept. 19, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to ensure the safety of learners and teachers by issuing “clear” ventilation guidelines. (ALI...
The Department of Education (DepEd) was urged to implement a “uniform policy” on Covid-19 response in schools and provide assistance to learners as well as teachers and non-teaching personnel who contracted the disease since the resumption of face-to-face classes this school year. (ALI VICOY /...
"Academy Homecoming" in De La Salle University (DLSU) The return of in-person classes after two years of distance learning is expected to pave the way for the next big thing in the Philippine gaming industry: campus esports. “We’re seeing tremendous growth - in signups, in revenue, in sponsors,...
Following the approval of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos to allow voluntary use of face masks in open areas, the Department of Education (DepEd) is set to release updated guidelines for schools that implement in-person classes . (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “We will issue the...
House Committee on Appropriations Chairman Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co took the opportunity Wednesday, Sept. 14 to personally congratulate Vice President Sara Duterte for what he described as the tsuccessful resumption of face-to-face classes. Vice President Sara Duterte (center, seated)...
After some deliberation, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to allow the voluntary wearing of face masks outdoors amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Malacañang...
Iloilo 1st District Rep. Janette Garin on Monday, Sept. 12, called as “premature” the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases’ recommendation to relax the country’s face mask protocol because of the low booster rate. (Photo by Mladen Antonov / AFP)...
With the resumption of face-to-face classes this school year, a group urged the government to ensure that learning recovery among affected learners would be an utmost priority. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN “Learning recovery is our most urgent task with the reopening of face-to-face...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will study the recommendation of the government's Covid-19 pandemic task force to make wearing face masks outdoors optional. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets Health and Interior officials to discuss the Covid-19 situation in the country....
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong has requested the city council to amend the city ordinance on the use of face masks in anticipation of the President’s approval of the new rule limiting face mask’s mandatory use at indoor settings. In his Sept. 8 letter to the city council coursed...
