In order to support multigrade schools which are commonly located in isolated and sparsely populated areas, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has partnered with the Department of Education (DepEd) for the “School in a Bag” project. 'School in a bag' handover ceremony at the Cahicsan...
To be effective life coaches of learners at home, the Department of Education (DepEd) MIMAROPA Region trained about 691 education stakeholders in Palawan. Photo taken at Bagao, Cagayan in August 2021. (DepEd Cagayan) Through the Curriculum and Learning Management Division (CLMD), parents,...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, Oct. 29, said that 4,043 new cases of COVID-19 were detected across the country. Based on it's latest case bulletin, the new cases pushed the nationwide running tally to 2,779,943, of which, 1.8 percent or 50,630 are active cases or those who are still...
A Palace official has defended the Inter-Agency Task Force's (IATF) inclusion of China in the government's "green-list" countries despite the reported coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks there. (Photos from Facebook/ Unsplash) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque enumerated in a virtual press...
(An official of the Manila Police District Plaza Miranda Police Community Precinct (PCP) reminds a crowd of church goers to keep their distance from each other while waiting for their turn to go inside the Quiapo Church on June 4, 2021, the first Friday of the month. (Ali Vicoy / Manila Bulletin)...
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) is taking the "slow but careful" approach in downgrading the alert level in the National Capital Region (NCR) under the Alert Level System (ALS). Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Photo from Harry Roque's...
Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA as the government enforces movement curbs against the coronavirus outbreak in this August 2021 file photo (Mark Balmores / Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said it never lost its focus in responding to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
The loss of working hours in 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is expected to be significantly higher than estimated, the International Labor Organization (ILO) reported Friday, Oct. 29. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In its latest monitoring report on the impact of COVID-19...
People visit their departed loved ones at the Manila North Cemetery on Oct. 26, 2021 before cemeteries are closed from Oct. 29 to Nov. 2 to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said it already advised the different local government...
The national government is eyeing to fully vaccinate at least 50 million Filipinos against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before the end of 2021 and it is inching closer to hitting its target with the support of international partners, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said Friday, Oct. 29....
SHY AWAY The loneliness of Gen Z is perceived as a result of the decline in physical interactions with neighbors, co-workers, and friends Before I gave up trying to understand why a lot of today’s kids behave the way they do, I was thinking that maybe unlike my generation, in whose time shyness...
To entice more domestic tourists to travel and enable faster recovery of the tourism industry amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, some popular destinations in the country have further eased restrictions for fully-vaccinated individuals. Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette...
