More courses are now available in the online training program of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), the agency announced on Sunday, Nov. 28. TESDA SECRETARY ISIDRO LAPEÑA (MANILA BULLETIN) TESDA said that as part of its continuous expansion, as of October 2021, there...
House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Sunday called on eligible Filipinos who remain unvaccinated to get a jab during the national COVID-19 vaccination days slated on Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 and on Dec. 15 to 17, to help prevent another pandemic surge as families prepare for the holiday season. Velasco...
The Adamson University (Adu) suspended classes on Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 in support of the government's vaccination drive and to encourage its students to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Adamson University (Photo from adu.edu.ph) In a joint memorandum, AdU Vice President for...
Senator Imee Marcos on Sunday urged the government to ramp up COVID-19 testing as she expressed alarm that the new Omicron variant, first detected in South Africa, could spread worldwide and spur another series of hard lockdowns and travel restrictions in the Philippines. Marcos said the governemnt...
The National Youth Commission (NYC) enjoined the youth to participate in the government's three-day national vaccination drive against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an advisory, NYC called on the members of the Youth Organization...
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) said over 90 technologies have already been incubated in 10 regions in the country. (DOST-PCAARRD) Citing its Agri-Aqua Technology Business...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has announced that they are currently finalizing the policy that will deal with government workers unvaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Vaccination of higher education personnel (Photo from CHED / MANILA BULLETIN) CSC Commissioner Aileen Lizada...
In less than two days of visits made by Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao to barangay and local government units in Caraga region, over 50,000 individuals have aired hopes of benefitting from the senator’s anti-poverty master plan that guarantees sufficient aid, jobs and homes as he bids for...
Over 75 percent or more than 236,000 active tourism across the country are now vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced. A tourism worker receives his first COVID-19 jab during the mass vaccination for tourism frontliners and workers in El Nido,...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRCS) has expressed its support on Saturday, Nov. 27 to the National Vaccination Day as it targets to administer more than 50,000 doses nationwide from Nov. 29 to Dec.1. (Photo from the Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) "We will continue to be the government’s ally...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is seeking a P181.6 million budget allocation for the establishment of a preliminary treatment and storage facility for COVID-19-related health care waste. In a statement Saturday, DENR said it wants the multi-million budget to be taken...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, Nov. 26, that more than 3,000 participants of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Solidarity Trial for Vaccines in the country have already received their first dose of jabs against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA BULLETIN...
