A health reform advocate urged the national government to “wait and observe” in the next two weeks if the cases will once again spike up before easing the country’s Alert Level status for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) Health reform advocate and former...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez said on Thursday, Feb. 10 that following the rules set by the poll body in campaigning is not impossible. Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Jimenez made the remark in an interview with ABS-CBN...
Metro Manila is now classified as “low risk” for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an OCTA research fellow said on Thursday, Feb. 10. (Unsplash) OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David, in a Twitter post, said that as of Feb. 9, Metro Manila has been classified as “low risk” for COVID-19. “National...
After allowing more grade levels to join the progressive expansion of face-to-face classes, an official of the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Feb. 9, said that some of the schools that reopened in Metro Manila also welcomed back learners from other grade levels. (Photo from DepEd...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) As the situation in the region continues to improve, the OCTA Research Group on Wednesday, Feb. 9, said that Metro Manila could now be classified as "low-risk" for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). "As predicted two weeks ago, NCR improves to low risk as of February 9,...
The resumption of limited face-to-face classes in select public and private schools in the National Capital Region (NCR) was “generally smooth,” an official of the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Feb. 9 said. Face-to-face classes at Ignacio B. Villamor Senior High School in Sta....
The government's pandemic task force is set to discuss Metro Manila's possible deescalation to Alert Level 1 for the second half of February 2022 and may make the announcement on the weekend, Malacañang said. (FILE PHOTO BY ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the...
Centro Escolar University’s Bachelor of Science in Biology, Bachelor of Science in International Tourism and Travel Management, Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, and Doctor of Dental Medicine programs were granted ASEAN University Network Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) recertification. This...
Siningang, nearly every Filipino’s favorite, has been made more convenient to make with the advent of tamarind powder. But behind every easy “asim-kililg” experience at home, a local farmer benefits from a sustainable livelihood. “The tamarind tree sustains us. It provides food for my...
A taste of amore (part 2) Sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus is a proverb by Roman comedian Terence in the early modern period (1450-1800), which loosely translates to “love cannot blossom without food and wine.” Like a man and a woman locked in an amorous embrace, food is inextricably tied to...
Here’s to making our 2022 health resolution happen! “New Year, new me.” That is the mantra that we hear a lot every year as people write away the things they want to leave in the past, the new habits they want to do in the present, and their strategy toward a better future. We hear it so...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The OCTA Research Group on Tuesday, Feb. 8, said five local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila are now classified as "low risk" for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). "Caloocan, Pateros, Navotas, Taguig, and Marikina are now classified as low risk as their ADAR...
