With the scheduled mandatory implementation of five days of in-person classes in all schools starting in November, a coalition of groups on Monday, Sept. 19, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to ensure the safety of learners and teachers by issuing “clear” ventilation guidelines. (ALI...
The Department of Education (DepEd) was urged to implement a “uniform policy” on Covid-19 response in schools and provide assistance to learners as well as teachers and non-teaching personnel who contracted the disease since the resumption of face-to-face classes this school year. (ALI VICOY /...
"Academy Homecoming" in De La Salle University (DLSU) The return of in-person classes after two years of distance learning is expected to pave the way for the next big thing in the Philippine gaming industry: campus esports. “We’re seeing tremendous growth - in signups, in revenue, in sponsors,...
Following the approval of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos to allow voluntary use of face masks in open areas, the Department of Education (DepEd) is set to release updated guidelines for schools that implement in-person classes . (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “We will issue the...
House Committee on Appropriations Chairman Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co took the opportunity Wednesday, Sept. 14 to personally congratulate Vice President Sara Duterte for what he described as the tsuccessful resumption of face-to-face classes. Vice President Sara Duterte (center, seated)...
With the resumption of face-to-face classes this school year, a group urged the government to ensure that learning recovery among affected learners would be an utmost priority. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN “Learning recovery is our most urgent task with the reopening of face-to-face...
The Silang, Cavite local government announced on Thursday, Sept. 8, the new schedule of distribution of school supplies to public school students. In his Facebook post, Silang, Cavite Mayor Kevin Anarna said the new schedule for the distribution was based on the recommendation of principals of the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) will wait for the official approval on the optional wearing of face masks outdoors before making the necessary adjustments in its guidelines on in-person classes. Kinder pupils of Corazon Aquino Elementary School in Quezon City pray before the start of their...
Face-to-face classes at the early childhood development and day care centers in Caloocan City started on Monday, Sept. 5. The local government said that there are around 15,000 children, with ages three to four years old, who enrolled at the 228 early childhood development and day care centers in...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte reminded teachers to focus on teaching academics to keep up with the learning losses brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. VP and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte (Screengrab from DepEd Philippines livestream) Duterte said this as she visited Don...
Despite the onslaught of tropical storm "Florita" on Tuesday, August 23, the Pasig City local government, the Department of Health (DOH), and officials of Rizal High School (RHS), launched the national government's "PinasLakas" vaccination initiative following the resumption of classes for school...
The Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Health (DOH), and the country’s local government units (LGUs) must work together to intensify the Covid-19 vaccination program in schools. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte made this...
