A group of education workers opposed the move to go back to pre-pandemic class sizes by easing physical distancing during the conduct of face-to-face classes. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines today questioned the plan of the Department of...
(MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) urged parents to protect their children against Covid-19 through vaccination as the conduct of face-to-face classes is set to resume in the coming months. “Kailangan lang siyempre (Of course), as individuals and as their parents,...
A network of education practitioners, parents, students, and development workers who advocate for the continuity of education in times of crisis expressed support for the resumption of face-to-face classes for all schools this incoming school year. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) Aral Pilipinas,...
CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama with President-elect Bongbong Marcos. (FB photo) CEBU CITY – City Mayor Michael Rama said Wednesday, June 22, that he will issue a directive ordering the return of in-person classes in private schools, colleges, and universities here this August. Rama made the...
As it continues to implement the progressive expansion of in-person classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that more than 80 percent of public schools nationwide have been deemed ready for the resumption of face-to-face classes this incoming school year. (Photo from DepEd) “Over 80...
CEBU Rep. Duke Frasco with his wife incoming Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco at Vice President-elect Sara Duterte's inauguration in Davao City. CEBU CITY – Reelected Cebu Rep. Vincent Franco “Duke” Frasco on Monday, June 20, announced that he will file a resolution in the House of...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President-elect and incoming Education Secretary Sara Duterte eyes the resumption of full face-to-face classes in August. Duterte, in a press conference here Monday, June 21, said that she would work on enforcing in-person classes starting next school year after more than two...
GARCIA (FB) CEBU CITY – Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia junked the ultimatum from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to amend a recent ordinance that made the wearing of face masks in open areas optional. Garcia said the province will stand by Executive Order (EO) No. 16 that she...
Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia took a dig on some government officials whom he said have been insisting on the strict implementation of the use of face mask but were themselves doing the opposite. In a GMA News report, Garcia presented the photos of Department of the Interior and Local Government...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo M. Año stressed Friday, June 17, that the local government units (LGUs) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) should free the national highways from tricycles and pedicabs unless allowed by local ordinances in the absence...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) gave the Cebu Provincial Government until this weekend to correct its executive order which allows local residents the option not to wear face masks in public places. In a press briefing, DILG Sec. Eduardo Año also disclosed that he is...
Senator Sonny Angara said he hopes that the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases would hold dialogues with local government units (LGUs) to discuss the mandatory wearing of face masks against Covid-19. In an interview with The Chiefs, Angara said that...
