As part of its preparations for the upcoming polls, the Department of Education (DepEd) will establish an Election Task Force (ETF) and its operation and monitoring center. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) DepEd has issued Memorandum No. 10, series of 2022 or the Establishment of the 2022...
A total of 63 million individuals in the Philippines have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), but only 10 million individuals have so far received their booster jab, said National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa on...
The social stigma associated with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is part of health illiteracy and it must stop, National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa said on Tuesday, March 1. (File Photo / Manila Bulletin) According to Herbosa, the social stigma...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is optimistic that the downgrading of COVID Alert in Metro Manila and other areas in the country to Level 1 status will have a big positive impact on the county's tourism sector. “The Department welcomes this development as it not only indicates that we are well on...
CAMP VICENTE LIM Canlubang, Laguna -- Police Regional Office-Calabarazon (Cavite-Laguna-Batangas-Rizal-Quezon) Director BGen. Antonio Yarra has ordered the creation of a special Task Force that will conduct a thorough investigation on the shooting of Infanta, Quezon Mayor Filipina Grace America on...
The Philippines is now recognizing national COVID-19 vaccination certificates from two more countries, Malacañang announced Thursday, Feb. 24. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN Cabinet secretary and acting presidential spokesperson Karlo Nograles said the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the...
The government's pandemic task force has amended the metrics that will be used to determine what alert level would be raised in provinces, highly urbanized cities, and independent component cities, Malacañang announced Thursday, Feb. 24. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan....
Brig. Gen. Ignatius Patrimonio assumed his new post as 4th Commanding General of Joint Task Force Sulu following turnover ceremonies at Kuta Heneral Teodulfo Bautista in Jolo, Sulu on Wednesday, Feb. 23. Brig. Gen. Ignatius Patrimonio assumes his new post as Commanding General of Joint Task Force...
Amid the so-called “inflection point” in the country’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) inoculation drives, the National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 pushes for “more convenient” and “more accessible” vaccination programs in the Philippines. (Unsplash) “Nagf-flaten na ‘yung...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat inspected on Thursday, Feb. 10, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City to ensure that health protocols for arriving foreign travelers are strictly observed. Puyat's inspection coincides with the first day...
The government's pandemic task force approved on Thursday, Feb. 10, the proposal to accept COVID-19 vaccine certificates from Brazil, Israel, South Korea, and Timor Leste as proof of inoculation. A passenger walks with luggage at the arrivals hall of Tokyo's Haneda international airport on January...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat expressed optimism on the possibility of increased jobs in the tourism sector as the country opens its tourist spots to foreign travelers. Puyat said that in the two years, or since the start of the lockdown in the country back in March...
