Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano issued an executive order declaring a weeklong health break for all students, teaching and non-teaching personnel in all public and private academic institutions in the city from Jan. 15 to Jan. 22. Based on Rubiano’s order, schools and academic institutions...
An estimated 30 percent of Metro Manila residents remained unvaccinated against the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary for Barangay Affairs Martin Diño disclosed on Saturday, Jan. 15. “Sa Metro Manila, puwede na kaming...
Malacañang explained that despite the rising number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, Metro Manila will be staying under Alert Level 3 until the end of the month because the region did not meet the required bed utilization rate. File Photo by Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin Cabinet Secretary Karlo...
Malacañang renewed its appeal to the public to get vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) as the new Omicron variant is still dangerous especially to those who have not received the shot. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo tightly hugged a child in a latest advertisement for her new campaign tagline: “Gobyernong Tapat, Angat Buhay Lahat (Honest Goverment, a Better Life for All).” Vice President Leni Robredo launches a new advertisement for her campaign tagline:...
Words and reactions during this pandemic It’s been two years and I feel like this pandemic has aged most of us. The worries and uncertainties it brought are enough to make us suffer from daily, mini-breakdowns. Death, sickness, and mental troubles circle us like vultures waiting for that moment...
By Cherrylin Caacbay Manila has recorded more than 4,106 active COVID-19 cases after recording 889 new infections, the city government announced on Friday, Jan. 14. Sampaloc district has the highest number of active cases with 732, followed by Tondo with 1, 521; Tondo 2 with 434; Sta. Cruz, 339;...
The regional offices of the Department of Education (DepEd) in the National Capital Region (NCR) and Region IV-A (Calabarzon) announced the suspension of classes in public schools amid the surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN In a regional...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez announced the suspension of classes starting Jan.15 up to Jan. 21 to ease the burden brought by the surge in COVID-19 cases. Olivarez said the Department of Education (DepEd)-National Capital Region issued a memorandum directing the school division superintendent...
Members and pensioners who tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may avail of “sickness benefits”, said an official of the Social Security System (SSS) in a televised interview on Friday, Jan. 14. MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO “Ang SSS noon pa man ay may sickness benefits at para...
To ensure the safe reopening of schools amid the pandemic, a group of education workers on Friday, Jan. 14, urged the government to come up with a better and more effective response. (Photo from Unsplash) “Our ultimate goal is for our schools to finally be able to reopen safely so that we can...
By Cherrylin Caacbay Marikina City has recorded a total of 2,048 active COVID-19 cases, the local government announced on Friday, Jan. 14. As of Thursday (Jan. 13), 1,933 active cases were in home quarantine while 32 were hospitalized. Among the active cases, 87.35% or 1,789 individuals are fully...
