Even without face-to-face classes this incoming school year, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that schools will remain operational areas that would cater to the needs of learners and other education stakeholders. File photo shows Lawang Bato National High School, Valenzuela City taken on...
A former official of the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Aug. 24, that up to 85 percent of the population needs to be fully vaccinated to achieve herd immunity amid the threat of the more contagious Delta variant. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) The national government is aiming to...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Tuesday, August 24, that Pfizer’s vaccine, which has the highest efficacy rate of all COVID-19 vaccines in the market, will soon be available in local drugstores after it received full approval from the United States’ Food and Drug Administration...
The Philippines' coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response sounds like "a broken record," according to a former Department of Health (DOH) secretary, citing lack of testing and contact tracing. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with CNN Philippines on Tuesday, Aug. 24, Dr....
(DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN) The enrollment for School Year (SY) 2021-2022 has reached almost eight million so far, an official of the Department of Education (DepEd) announced. DepEd Undersecretary and Chief of Staff Nepomuceno Malaluan, during the virtual press conference for the National “Oplan...
The Pasig City local government urged its residents on Tuesday to not convert their COVID-19 vaccination cards into PVC (polyvinyl chloride) cards to prevent other people from illegally accessing their vaccination data. (Photo from Pasig PIO) The LGU (local government unit) issued the statement...
If the current trends continue, Metro Manila may begin to see a decreasing number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases by the first or second week of September, OCTA Research said on Tuesday, Aug. 24. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said the first indications that the situation is starting to...
Senator Pia Cayetano has called on the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to provide Congress updates on the status of the government’s loans and answer queries regarding the terms of purchase of COVID-19 vaccines which until now seems to be problematic. Cayetano, who chairs the Senate ways and means...
The Department of Health (DOH) is eyeing a shorter quarantine period for fully vaccinated health workers who have been exposed to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. (Jansen Romero / File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said health workers will be...
With less than three weeks before the School Year (SY) 2021-2022 formally opens, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Aug. 24, expressed readiness to start a new school year under the so-called “new normal.” Oplan Balik Eskwela 2020 (Photo from DepEd) “DepEd and its partners have...
Cagayan de Oro Archbishop Jose Cabantan has urged the public to get vaccinated and not to believe in hearsays amid the continued rise in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. Archbishop Jose Cabantan (Photo courtesy cbcponline) He said people should only listen to health experts....
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso continues to work from his hospital bed at the Sta. Ana Hospital where he's admitted after testing positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Sta. Ana Hospital director Dr. Grace Padilla (left) visits Mayor Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso as she...
