As Metro Manila shifts to Alert Level 1 or the "New Normal" due to the declining number of active COVID-19 cases starting March 1, the Makati City government announced that it is now closing vaccination sites in schools and transferring them to barangay health centers. Makati City Mayor Abby Binay...
ISABELA -- The Schools Division Office of Isabela is set for the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face (F2F) classes under a safe learning environment particularly in low-risk areas in the province. Schools Division Superintendent Madelyn Macalling said this during the Provincial Disaster...
Senatorial candidate and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Thursday called on local chief executives in low-risk COVID-19 areas to allow schools in their jurisdiction to resume face-to-face classes in support of the government’s target reopening of in-person classes in...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has called on government authorities and officials of educational institutions to guarantee the health and safety of students amid the gradual expansion of face-to-face classes nationwide. As chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and member of the Senate...
DAGUPAN CITY -- The Department of Education (DepEd) in Region 1 said that 77 public schools in the region have started to participate in the expanded phase of face-to-face classes on Monday, Feb. 21. In a virtual press conference on Tuesday, Feb. 22, DepEd Region Policy Planning and Research...
Wearing face shields in areas under Alert Levels 3, 2, and 1 is no longer mandatory, according to the New Normal Manual of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the May 2022 polls. Based on the manual, the use of face shields shall be "voluntary" for areas under Alert Levels 3, 2, and 1 per the...
Bulacan Gov. Daniel R. Fernando said he will not allow face-to-face classes in the province until the vaccination against COVID-19 of students, particularly those in the elementary level, has been completed. All schools in the province under the Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher...
The De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) announced preparations for limited face-to-face classes beginning the third semester of the academic year 2021-2022. ARCHER’S DEN De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde DLS-CSB said in-person classes will only cater to programs under the School of...
Annie Refrea The search is on for Mrs. Face of Tourism Philippines 2022! During a virtual launch of the pageant recently, Annie Refrea, founder of the pageant, said that the Mrs. Face of Tourism is an annual beauty search that aims to bring the beauty, excitement and wonder of the Philippines to...
Face masks should be worn at all times until the virus is over, a health reform advocate reiterated on Thursday, Feb. 17. (Unsplash) Health reform advocate and former National Task Force (NTF) against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) special adviser Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon said that the use of...
The government has no plan to drop the mandatory use of face masks even if the country will be placed under the least restrictive Alert Level 1, Malacañang said. People wearing face masks cross a busy intersection in Iloilo City, which now has 17 cases of COVID-19’s Omicron variant. (Tara...
Presidential candidate Senator Manny Pacquiao on Tuesday, Feb. 15 urged neutral and non-partisan groups to organize face-to-face debates among presidential aspirants ahead of the May 9 elections. Senator Manny Pacquiao during his proclamation Speech Pacquiao, who represents PROMDI Party and...
