K-pop boy band Seventeen sold two million copies of their new album in one week to claim the status as a “double million seller.” Seventeen released the studio album “Face the Sun” on May 27 containing the nine songs including “Hot.” Topping Hanteo Chart's monthly album chart for May...
DAVAO CITY – Public and private schools in Davao Region will not be forced to implement a full-blown face-to-face classes starting next school year as the threat of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) remains, Department of Education (DepEd)-Davao region spokesperson Jenielito Atillo said on Monday,...
Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on Thursday, June 2 said he concurs with suggestions that alert levels be lifted and wearing of face masks outdoors is optional but mandatory indoors. Sotto said he concurs with the suggestion of Joey Concepcion for government to lift the current state of...
Noting the importance of technology amid the Covid-19 pandemic and in the age of modernization, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones said that the country will still utilize aspects of blended learning for the upcoming school year. (Photo from DepEd) This was stated by Briones,...
A month before President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration ends, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones looked back and enumerated the country’s education milestones over the last six years. Pilot face-to-face pilot classes in selected Metro Manila schools on Dec. 6,...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Region 10 is supporting the move to allow even the unvaccinated elementary and high school students to attend face-to-face classes. This, as the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-MEID) issued...
The Department of Education (DepEd) will still push for the implementation of blended learning even if schools nationwide are expected to gradually resume face-to-face classes. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) At the Laging Handa public briefing on Monday, May 30, DepEd Undersecretary for Curriculum and...
More than 34,000 schools have been nominated to implement face-to-face classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, May 30, announced. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) Education Secretary Leonor Briones, during the Laging Handa public briefing, said that as of May 26, 34,238 schools have been...
The Senate on Monday, May 30, resumed its first face-to-face session since it adopted a hybrid set up in May 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions. At least 18 senators were present during the plenary session at 3 p.m. Senate President Vicente Sotto III had earlier ruled that hybrid sessions would no...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is eyeing the full implementation of face-to-face classes nationwide this incoming School Year (SY) 2022-2023. (MANNY LLANES / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Sa next academic school year, ine-expect na natin na fully 100 percent na talaga ang pag-implement ng...
Senator Nancy Binay on Sunday commended the Inter Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for repealing the policy requiring students in higher education institutions (HEIs) to have medical insurance before...
For the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP), the removal of the mandatory medical insurance for those who wish to attend face-to-face classes is a “win for all Filipino college students.” (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Filipino students have once again proven...
