Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao on Thursday, Nov. 11 welcomed the announcement of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow limited face-to-face campaigning should lockdown restrictions be eased further with the decline in COVID-19 cases. “This is a welcome development. There's...
Various groups on Wednesday, Nov. 10, urged the national government to “build confidence” for safe school reopening by ensuring key health protection measures are in place. (Photo from DepEd) In a Unity Statement, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), National Union of Students of the...
Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday, Nov. 10 criticized the conflicting statements of government officials over the policy mandating the use of face shields, urging them to harmonize their position on the issue. Pacquiao said he hopes the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) will...
The Taguig City government has recommended to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) the mandatory use of face masks for children 12 years old and above. Taguig’s Safety City Task Force has come up with a list of recommendations on the use of face masks by minors. Minors with their parents and...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday, Nov. 10 proposed incentivizing the opening of face-to-face classes by giving state universities and colleges (SUCs) and public schools access to the P3.5-billion fund allocated for the retrofitting of education institutions under the proposed...
Local government units (LGUs) must adhere to the national government’s coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic guidelines in enforcing the face shield use in their respective areas, League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) president and Marinduque Governor Presbitero Velasco Jr. said on...
The Muntinlupa City Council has enacted an ordinance scrapping the mandatory use of face shields in the city. Majority Floor Leader Raul Corro told Manila Bulletin that the City Council enacted the ordinance on Nov. 8. The ordinance, he said, lifted the mandatory use of face shields except in...
Following the recommendation of health experts, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Nov. 9, said that students who will participate in the pilot face-to-face classes will not be subjected to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN In a virtual press briefing on...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Nov. 9, said that the list of private schools to participate in the pilot run of face-to-face classes is not yet finalized but 30 schools have already been nominated by their respective regional offices. (RIO DELUVIO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
To indicate the readiness of schools to resume face-to-face classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) is planning to issue a “safety seal” to those that have passed the assessment and evaluation done in coordination with the Department of Health (DOH). (Photo from DepEd) DepEd Planning...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Nov. 9, reiterated the importance of “shared responsibility” when it comes to the implementation of pilot face-to-face classes. DepEd officials visited Tamulaya Elementary School in Polillo Island ahead of the implementation of limited...
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III believes that the use of face shields should be “risk-based” amid the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “Kung ako ang tatanungin, ito personal...pwedeng gawing voluntary under...
