Select private schools that offer basic education will be allowed to hold limited in-person classes as part of the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes spearheaded by the Department of Education (DepEd). (RIO DELUVIO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Education Assistant Secretary Malcolm...
There will be no massive lockdowns under the administration of presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo, who on Wednesday, November 3, said that her plan will address hunger, unemployment, and the threat of a looming education crisis. Vice President Leni Robredo unveils her COVID-19...
A minor receives a COVID-19 vaccine during the ceremonial vaccination of minors at Cardinal Santos Medical Center on Oct. 22, 2021. (Photo from Department of Health) A total of 40,419 children aged 12 to 17 years old with comorbidities has been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19),...
Vice President Leni Robredo wants to make health care “free and accessible” for every Filipino amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) In a five-minute video posted Wednesday, Nov. 3 on her official Facebook page, Robredo also bared plans to build a...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) Four vaccine developers have already submitted their application to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the approval of their COVID-19 vaccine booster shot or third dose for emergency use. FDA Director-General Rolando Enrique Domingo said the vaccine makers that...
The local government of Caloocan City started the COVID-19 vaccination of minors aged 12-17 without comorbidities on Wednesday, Nov.3. According to the city government, all minors who were vaccinated against COVID-19 were accompanied by their parents or guardians. (CALOOCAN CITY PIO/MANILA...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The Philippines on Wednesday, Nov 3, logged 1,591 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the lowest since February. The number of newly detected cases on Wednesday was the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Nov. 3, said that the list of the private schools that will be allowed to participate in the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes will be finalized by next week. (RIO DELUVIO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) At the Laging Handa public...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Philippines is eyeing to include children aged 5 to 11 in its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program by next year, an official of the Department of...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Wednesday, Nov. 3, said the local government has already exceeded its target COVID-19 vaccinations for the adult population. "Actually, naabot na namin yung target natin na 1.7 million (we already reached our 1.7 million target) which is 80 percent of our adult...
The Pasay City government started the “Vacc to the Future” vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17 years old on Wednesday (Nov. 3) at the Cuneta Astrodome. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said around 500 to 700 students from private schools and out-of-school youths (OSYs) were scheduled to receive the...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Lubang, Occidental Mindoro may have already reached its peak but the municipality remains under "critical risk" classification, independent research group OCTA said in its update on Wednesday, Nov. 3. Based on its...
