Malacañang said the government's pandemic task force will take into consideration the appeal of National Capital Region (NCR) mayors to have a pilot run of face-to-face classes in every city there amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis. Face-to-face classes were held before the...
In the first decade of the Indigenous Peoples Education (IPEd) Program, the Department of Education (DepEd) was able to reach and serve 2.529 million IP learners in 42,176 public schools nationwide. (Photo from DepEd) In 2011, the agency -- through DepEd Order 62 series of 2011 or the National...
The shortened mandatory quarantine time for fully vaccinated individuals will have benefits that will trickle down to the economy, especially this last quarter of 2021. Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion (Screenshot from Facebook live) “I am thankful...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced Friday, Oct. 8, the development of test kits for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Central Luzon. (Photo from Freepik.com/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the project was funded by DOST-III...
To ensure a safe return to schools, Education Secretary Leonor Briones emphasized that the upcoming pilot implementation of face-to-face classes underwent a series of consultations with child health experts and other involved stakeholders. (Photo from DepEd) Briones, in a statement issued Friday,...
By Carlo Ayco The Navotas City government has administered a total of 303,487 vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as of Thursday, Oct. 7. According to a Facebook post of the city government, 158,270 individuals have already received the first dose while 145,217 have been fully...
Despite the recent drop in reported new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) urged the public to keep their “guard up.” (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “Ang pagbaba ng kaso ng (The decrease in) COVID-19 cases does not mean we should let our guard down,” said...
Vice President Leni Robredo has more important things to worry about than threats made by President Duterte on late night television. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo from Leni Robredo's Facebook) Robredo, who filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) for president on Thursday, was asked in a...
Three out of five personnel of the Department of Education (DepEd) are already vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Photo taken in Pasig City on June 29, 2021 (DepEd Public Affairs Service) DepEd, in a statement issued Friday, Oct. 8, confirmed this noting that almost 60 percent of...
The Las Pinas City government launched the “Bakunahan sa Kabataan” vaccination program for children aged 12 to 17 years old on Friday (October 8). Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the pre-registration for “Bakunahan sa Kabataan” will be online through https://bit.ly/e-covid19reg or barangay...
The government's pandemic task force has allowed the interzonal point-to-point travel of individuals from the National Capital Region (NCR) to areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCQ (MGCQ). Based on the Resolution No. 142 of the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The World Health Organization said on Thursday it was about to restart the process of approving Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine following a series of problems with the dossier. Sputnik vaccines WHO authorization has been sought for the Sputnik V jab created by Russia's...
