(DR. GUIDO DAVID / MANILA BULLETIN) The seven-day average of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila is down to less than 500 for the first time since February 18, independent research group OCTA said on Friday, Nov. 5. In an update via Twitter, OCTA research fellow Dr. Guido David...
Local government units (LGUs) have no more excuse to justify their snail-pace vaccination process rate now that there is an overwhelming supply of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) shots in the country, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has noted. DILG...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Friday, Nov. 5, announced that the conduct of limited face-to-face classes for all degree programs in the tertiary level in Metro Manila and other areas under Alert Level 2 will now be allowed. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “In the IATF ,...
Local government units (LGUs) need more time gain ground as the national government had set its sight in ramping up the country’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination drive, the League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) announced Friday, Nov. 5. League of Provinces of the Philippines...
With Metro Manila moving to Alert Level 2 starting November 5, 2021, and many areas in the country being placed under the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic response system, a lot of people may still be confused with the guidelines. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The COVID-19 Alert...
Metro Manila residents will wake up to the relaxed protocols of alert level 2 on Friday, Nov. 5. But what exactly changed in terms of can and can't be done with the the National Capital Region's (NCR) de-escalation to alert level 2 from alert level 3? Well, there are a handful of changes under the...
SURVIVOR’S TALE By MELA LESMORAS (Mela Lesmoras is a news correspondent from the government's flagship network, PTV-4. Currently, she is a member of the Malacañang Press Corps, covering presidential and Malacañang events. Before joining the media, she also served as a Sangguniang Kabataan...
In an effort to ensure that the pilot run of limited face-to-face classes in low risk areas will be implemented smoothly, officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) visited a public school in Polillo Island on Thursday, Nov. 4. (Photo from DepEd Philippines FB page) DepEd Undersecretary...
An advocacy group on Thursday, Nov. 4, pointed out positive developments in the the education sector this year in spite of the “learning crisis” in the country. Tamulaya Elementary School in Polillo Island prepares for the pilot face-to-face classes starting Nov. 15, 2021 (Photo from DepEd) The...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has vowed to push for the exclusion of the use of face shield in the health protocol for the prevention of infection from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid the improving situation in the country. In a news briefing on Thursday, Nov....
Out of the 67 nations analyzed, the Philippines was one of only four countries that received a five-star rating for its pandemic response across all levels of basic education. (Photo from DepEd) In the recently-published Ensuring Equal Access to Education in Future Crises: Findings of the New...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday logged 1,766 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This is the second straight day that the Philippines recorded less than 2,000 cases. In its latest case bulletin, the DOH said that the number of active infections in the country stood at...