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...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) Some members of the medical community said that the government must make sure that safeguards are in place before downgrading Metro Manila to Alert Level 1. Adherence to minimum...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Tuesday, Feb. 15 that they will assess the safety seal program being implemented by the government on Thursday and if it is up to par, then the National Capital Region (NCR) may ease to Alert Level 1 by the first week of March. People in queue for goods...
The government's pandemic task force has decided to keep the National Capital Region (NCR) under the coronavirus (COVID-19) Alert Level 2 while it placed seven other areas under Alert Level 3 from February 16 to 28, 2022. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) In a statement, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said...
A health reform advocate urged the national government to “wait and observe” in the next two weeks if the cases will once again spike up before easing the country’s Alert Level status for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) Health reform advocate and former...
The government's pandemic task force is set to discuss Metro Manila's possible deescalation to Alert Level 1 for the second half of February 2022 and may make the announcement on the weekend, Malacañang said. (FILE PHOTO BY ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the...
Senator Richard Gordon on Tuesday, February 8, joined the caravan of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan in Naga City, Camarines Sur as the campaign period for the May 2022 elections kicks off today. Sen. Richard Gordon joins Vice President Leni Robredo’s...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it has completed a total of 1,273 infrastructure projects in Ilocos Region last year. DPWH Sec. Roger G. Mercado said a total of 279 other projects for the Ilocos Region is set to be completed this year. “We will continue to keep up with all...
The government's pandemic task force will be looking into the possibility of deescalating the National Capital Region (NCR) to Alert Level 1, the least strict risk classification that the country has in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (FILE PHOTO BY ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The frontal system or the convergence of warm and cold winds from the northeast and southeast is expected to bring cloudy skies and rain showers in the Bicol region and northern Samar in the next 24 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)...
The opposition slate led by presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo is set to hold their proclamation rally in Naga City, Camarines Sur on Feb. 8, the official start of the campaign period. Opposition senatorial slate’s campaign manager Erin Tañada speaks during the radio show of Vice...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones / DepEd / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN Amid the challenges faced by the education brought by the pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) further promotes the importance of “shared responsibility” among stakeholders including local governments and parents...
