Senate President Vicente Sotto III could not help but also suspect irregularities in the Department of Health's (DOH) insistence that face shields should still be used with face masks. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (Alvin Kasiban/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Sotto reacted to his...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Wednesday, August 18, linked Christopher Lao, former aide of Senator Christopher “Bong” Go assigned in Malacañang, to the questionable purchase and selling of high-priced personal protective equipment (PPE) by the budget department’s procurement service...
The average quantity of solid waste collected in the National Capital Region (NCR) has jumped by over 2,500 tons per day compared to the time when there was no coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo from EcoWaste Coalition) This was evident in the numbers provided by Department of...
CEU Limited Face-to-Face Classes Approved by CHED Centro Escolar University Makati and Malolos campuses are now set to reopen for the conduct of their limited face-to-face classes and internship for the Dentistry, Nursing, and Medical Technology programs after being approved by the Commission on...
A school in Zamboanga City has earned praises from Commission on Higher Education (CHED) after its retrofitted facilities passed the standards set by the government when it comes to the conduct of limited face-to-face or laboratory classes. Photo from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) CHED...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Aug. 9, officially announced that face-to-face classes will remain “prohibited” when the School Year (SY) 2021-2022 formally opens on Sept. 13. Based on the guidelines issued by DepEd for SY 2021-2022, home-based learning will continue this...
A better way to use face shields? We all have those nights when we just can't get a good sleep. Either we aren't just sleepy enough or our mind is just somewhere else. The best way to shake it off is to have a warm glass of milk or to just tire yourself out. For Je Armie Mondragon, an artist from...
The Delta variant is here. The Department of Health (DOH) reported the first two cases of the Delta variant (B1617.2) in the Philippines last May 11, from returning overseas Filipino workers, and the first 1 1 local cases last July 16. On Thursday, July 29, the DOH recorded 97 new cases of Delta...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III has ordered the arrest of people violating the mandatory wearing of face masks and face shields in the municipality due to the threat of the highly contagious Delta variant. “We know the emerging problem of the increase in the number of active positive...
Blended learning will be implemented this coming school year but the government has already set a three-point yardstick for the eventual resumption of in-person classes. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address at the Malacañang Golf (Malago) Clubhouse in Malacañang Park, Manila on...
To be able to ensure the safe reopening of schools over a year after they were closed to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a students' group reiterated the need for students and teachers to get vaccinated. (Unsplash) At the pace the Philippines' inoculation program is going, it...
The Duterte administration has received a "failing" mark from students for its response in addressing students' demand amid online learning during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) lamented that...
