Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Popoy De Vera on Monday, Dec. 13, said that further expansion of limited face-to-face classes and other activities in the tertiary level would no longer require approval coming from the President. National University offers limited face-to-face classes...
The government's pandemic task force is being extra cautious about placing areas in the country under the least strict coronavirus (COVID-19) alert level due to the many uncertainties about the new Omicron variant. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Cabinet...
For those raring to hold street parties this Christmas, hold your horses. (Jordon Conner/ Unsplash) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles said Friday, Dec. 10 that it's imperative for the party organizers to first coordinate with their respective local government...
More than 1.8 million students and over 239,000 personnel in higher education have been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), data released by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Thursday, Dec. 9, showed. (Photo from CHED) Citing data as of Dec. 3, CHED said that based on...
Level Up Pinoy Sixteen talented young Filipinos battle it out for international recognition in the semifinal round of the talent competition dubbed "Level Up Pinoy." Kate Quiogue Valentino described the 16 contestants as enthusiastic and eager to win the competition. As Kate previously said, the...
For Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, it is appropriate for the meantime to place the country under Alert Level 2 until the end of the year. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (RTVM Screenshot / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview on DZBB on Wednesday, Dec. 8, Duque said that the increased...
Malacañang maintains its cautious stance over the possibility of enforcing the most lenient alert level classification in any part of the country soon amid the declining cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Crowd at flea market Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles reiterated...
The Department of Health (DOH) said that areas in the Philippines should remain under the Alert Level 2 amid concerns about the new Omicron coronavirus variant. DOH/MB DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III believes that it is not yet time to place some areas in the country under the lowest alert level...
President Duterte hailed the start of pilot face-to-face classes in the National Capital Region (NCR) after almost two years of school closure due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, even as he asked other provinces to wait for their turn. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo)...
Christmas parties in 50 percent venue capacity are now allowed in Alert Level 2 areas as long as health standards are observed, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) confirmed Friday, Dec. 3. DILG logo DILG spokesperson Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya warned that the business...
The entire Philippines is now under alert level 2, thanks to a tweak made Thursday, Dec. 2 by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases or IATF. A couple enjoys a date at Intramuros in Manila. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement sent to...
A total of 61 volcanic earthquakes have been recorded in Taal Volcano over the past 24-hour monitoring period, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, Dec. 2. Of this number, 27 are volcanic tremor events having a duration of two to 24 minutes, 14 are...
