The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Feb. 4, assured that there would be “no shortage” of vaccinated teachers who will handle face-to-face classes once the expansion phase rolls out. Simulation of face-to-face classes in Navotas National High School (Photo from DepEd) “Hindi tayo...
(AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said that Filipino children are not compelled to receive the vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). However, it reiterated that the vaccines can provide protection against the viral illness. This was the reminder of DOH...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases being detected daily is steadily declining, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, Feb. 4. “ Philippines...
A total of 13,100 patients in January benefited from Philippine Red Cross' (PRC) continuous blood program, the organization said on Thursday, Feb. 3. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said in a statement that in the month of January, it served 13,100 patients, dispensing...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez gave recognition to frontliners, doctors, nurses, police, barangays and contact tracers as modern heroes in fighting the the COVID-19 pandemic during the city's 77th anniversary of its liberation. Paranaque PIO photo Olivarez said that in the early years, the...
The government's pandemic task force has updated the arrival protocols initially set for foreigners who want to enter the Philippines for business and tourism purposes starting February 10, 2022. The Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the country’s main gateway. (Photo from PNA) Based on...
Just one day after it announced that President Duterte was under quarantine for his exposure to a positive case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Malacañang said Friday, Feb. 4 that his quarantine period was already finished. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (left) and President Rodrigo...
The government's pandemic task force has released an updated memorandum detailing the conditions and requisites for Filipinos abroad who want to return to the Philippines starting February 10, 2022. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN Based on Resolution No. 160-A of the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for...
More than 6,000 schools nationwide are ready to implement the expansion phase of limited face-to-face classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Feb. 4, said. (Photo from DepEd) In a virtual press briefing, Education Secretary Leonor Briones said that the policy to resume limited...
Actor Jung Il-woo, K-pop boy band P1Harmony's Intak and more Korean stars have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the highly contagious Omicron variant continues to infect thousands of people in South Korea. Health authorities have declared that the Omicron variant is now the...
(Photo from DepEd) Four out of five or 80.25 percent of its teaching and non-teaching personnel were already vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Feb. 4, said. @DepEd_PH says four out of five or 80.25 percent of its teaching and...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in 13 provinces continued to increase as manifested by their "positive" one-week growth rates, the OCTA Research Group said on Friday, Feb. 4. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David pointed out that the COVID-19 growth rates in Davao...
