Recognizing the concerns of parents when it comes to the safety of their children, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Oct. 26, reiterated that participation in the pilot run of limited face-to-face classes remains voluntary. (Photo from DepEd) DepEd, in a statement, said it “fully...
Those running in the May 2022 polls may have to modify how they will conduct their campaign. Comelec/MB This, as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said there will be "major changes" in the conduct of campaign. "I guess a lot of people will be in for some scrambling in terms of modifying how dey...
By Seth Cabanban and Aaron Dioquino Of the 17 local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region (NCR), five cities have achieved herd immunity against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A resident of Makati receives her first dose of Sinovac vaccine at the newly open vaccination...
Governor Daniel R. Fernando said that 1,932,192 or 58 percent of Bulakenyos have already been vaccinated against COVID-19, of which 1,076,166 were given their first dose and 856,026 who were fully vaccinated. Governor Daniel R. Fernando urges Bulakenyos to buck face-to-face classes until the...
President Duterte has asked parents to be patient as they await the turn of their children aged between 12 and 17 to get vaccinated from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo Duterte meets with members of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on COVID-19 response on Oct. 25, 2021....
President Duterte heaved a sigh of relief late Monday night, Oct. 25, following the continued decline in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation on Oct. 25, 2021. (Malacañang) “We thank God,” Duterte said in his...
Clinical Matters Nothing is more contentious these days than the discussion surrounding additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Israel, having reached a high level of vaccination for its citizens, started offering boosters to its elderly population early on, followed by younger and younger age...
EDITORIAL Getting more jabs into arms has become priority job number one in the fight to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr., the country’s vaccine czar, declared last week that while COVID-19 vaccine supply in the country has stabilized, distribution is...
The Philippines ranked 111th among countries worldwide in terms of case fatality rate of individuals infected with coronavirus disease (COVID-19), data from the World Health Organization (WHO) showed. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director-General Enrique Domingo reported this latest...
President Duterte gave rare words of praise to the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on late Monday night, Oct. 25, particularly after the panel decided to challenge before the Supreme Court (SC) the legality of his order to ban executive branch officials from attending their hearings. President Rodrigo...
"Either you follow us, or you have to answer to Secretary Año ng (of the) DILG (Department of the Interior and Local Government)." President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang file photo) This was President Duterte's message to local chief executives as he worried that the Philippines may not meet...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported 380 new cases of the Delta variant in the country. DOH/MB In a media forum, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the latest genome sequencing also detected 104 cases of the Alpha variant and 166 cases of the Beta variant. "Majority...