The Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP) is launching the country’s first “gender-sensitive” online dashboard for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. This was disclosed by DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” de la Peña...
The DepEd Commons, the online learning platform of the Department of Education (DepEd), has now millions of unique users - making the learning materials more accessible to learners and teachers amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. DepEd Commons/FB “The significant reach of DepEd...
Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion highlighted the importance of boosting the confidence of the public on coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, saying the shots that the Philippines is trying hard to procure will be useless if the people will refuse to take the jab. Presidential...
Despite fewer coronavirus cases last year, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is experiencing a disproportionate impact of the pandemic in terms of its socio-economic development and in aggravating existing and emerging vulnerabilities in the region, according to the...
The total number of coronavirus disease cases (COVID-19) in the country rose to 979,740 on Friday, April 23 with the addition of 8,719 new cases. Manila Bulletin file photo The case bulletin of the Department of Health (DOH) also showed 13,812 new recoveries, bringing the total recoveries to...
The Philippines is targeting to conduct its clinical trial on the use of Ivermectin as a treatment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by “first week of June”, a top official of the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) said on...
The Department of Health (DOH) will issue guidelines before the inoculation of essential workers under A4 priority group against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can start. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the DOH and vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. met with the private...
More than available beds for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, the lack of nurses to man hospitals is one of the main reasons why hospitals in Metro Manila are getting overwhelmed, molecular biologist-priest Nicanor Austriaco said on Friday, April 23. Austriaco, a research fellow of OCTA,...
Out of work since her very public spat with Janno Gibbs, KitKat is now making much of social media to keep herself relevant. Just recently, she tired to pitch a product courtesy of a lechon company. View this post on Instagram It was all good until a fan commented on her marketing skills. The...
Fans can heave a sigh of relief with actor Khalil Ramos coming out to reveal he is now COVID-free. Khalil caught the virus last March. He shared, "I had very, very mild symptoms. May kaunting hingal tsaka nangati 'yung throat ko nang kaunti, tsaka headaches...migraine, pero hindi ako nagkalagnat at...
Members of the Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives are seeking a moratorium on the increases of tuition and other fees to alleviate the learning crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. A young student of Lanton Elementary School in General Santos City, South Cotabato tutors her...
Students from the College of Engineering and Technology of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) won the top prize in a national competition after completing a project that would greatly help in disinfection - which is crucial amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Collectively...
