Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is urging the Department of Education (DepEd) and Department of Health (DOH) to exhaust all measures to protect learners and teachers from Covid-19 as schools nationwide resume five days of face-to-face classes. Gatchalian said that aside from strictly implementing public...
To help ensure the safety of both students and teachers once face-to-face classes fully resume this incoming school year, the Department of Education (DepEd) will soon release a set of guidelines that would reiterate safety and health protocols to be adopted by schools. (MANNY LLANES / FILE PHOTO /...
DOH Ahead of the resumption of in-person classes this month, the Department of Health (DOH) reminded schools of the importance of deploying safety officers to ensure compliance with health and safety protocols against Covid-19. “Ang pinaka importante na lagi po nating ipapaalala (The most...
A group of teachers urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to ensure that security in schools will be strictly enforced to ensure the safety of students and teachers in time for the opening of classes on Aug. 22 and the full face-to-face classes in November. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN The Teachers'...
ILIGAN CITY – Electric distribution utility Iligan Light and Power Inc. conducted an orientation on electrical safety, connection process, and compliance standards for four hinterland barangays August 3, Wednesday, in Barangay Digkilaan here. Some 45 barangay officials and purok presidents from...
Senator Grace Poe lamented on Saturday. July 30 that the proposed creation of a Philippine Transportation Safety Board (PTSB) was vetoed. ‘’The veto is unfortunate given that from 2016 to 2020 alone, a total of 483 accidents have been recorded in the maritime sector, while the road sector...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday, July 30, vetoed a bill that would have granted tax exemption to the honoraria, allowances, and other financial benefits of poll workers, and another that would have established a transportation safety board. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr....
Employers or company owners should see to it that workplaces are safe for all of the workers or they might face stiff penalties if proven that they violate the law. Department of Labor and Employement - Occupational Health and Safety (DOLE-OHSC) Executive Director Noel Binag. (Screenshot courtesy...
The newly-created Philippine Public Safety Academy (PPSA) has welcomed the first batch of cadets who will be trained as future firemen and jail officers. Speaking at the PPSA inauguration and the launching of the Pilot Batch Class of 2024, the DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said the new academy is...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo M. Año stressed Friday, June 17, that the local government units (LGUs) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) should free the national highways from tricycles and pedicabs unless allowed by local ordinances in the absence...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) deployed members and volunteers of its basic services teams to Juban, Sorsogon on Wednesday, June 8. From the Philippine Red Cross This is in line with the PRC's non-stop assistance to the victims of the Bulusan Volcano phreatic eruption on June 5. The PRC Welfare...
A phreatic explosion occured at Mt. Bulusan in Sorsogon province on June 5, 2022, prompting local government units to conduct assessment and information gathering for possible evacuation of residents. (Photo via Connie CalipayPNA) The Department of Health (DOH) advised the public, particularly...
