The Department of Education (DepEd) is expecting more schools that offer basic education programs to reopen and implement face-to-face classes with the downgrading of coronavirus restrictions. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) “Inaasahan namin na mas marami pang eskwelahan ang aming mabubuksan sa...
Over 4,300 public and private schools offering basic education nationwide are currently holding face-to-face classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, March 2, said. Face-to-face classes in Cawayan Elementary School in Irosin, Sorsogon last December 1, 2021. (Photo courtesy of OSDS...
As restrictions ease in 39 areas under Alert Level 1 status, the government looks to boost its efforts in vaccinating individuals against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an official from the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, March 2. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for...
Social media darling Zia Dantes is now fully vaxxed. Actor Dingdong Dantes proudly shared how his six-year-old daughter got her second shot. "We did it via drive through. We were with 5 other kids inside the van since we were encouraged to do car pooling to manage traffic and limit the number of...
Las Pinas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the city government will continue to push for the strict compliance with the Prevent, Detect, Isolate, Treat, and Reintegration (PDITR) strategy to maintain the low number of COVID-19 cases in the city’s 20 barangays. Aguilar issued an executive order on...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reproduction number or infection rate is now lower than in mid-December 2021 before the surge of cases driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, based on the monitoring of the OCTA Research Group on Wednesday, March...
Granular lockdowns will still be enforced in areas with high coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) cases even if they are under the least restricted Alert Level 1 status. This is to allay public fears that another COVID-19 surge is forthcoming, according to Department of the Interior and Local...
COVID-19 protection for minors six to 17 years old is within reach as the Sinovac COVID vaccine was given the green light for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) in Brazil and Thailand which could be the basis for the same EUA in the Philippines. This development can advance the campaign for...
As Metro Manila and 38 other areas transitioned to the Alert level 1 status, the Department of Health (DOH) encouraged the public to recognize the importance of staying protected through vaccination and adherence to minimum health standard protocols with the easing of restrictions. 'Resbakuna sa...
CAGAYAN -- Ten towns in the province have registered zero COVID-19 cases. These are Aparri, Buguey, Calayan, Camalaniugan, Iguig, Gonzaga, Sanchez Mira, Sta. Praxedes, Sta. Teresita, and Sta. Ana. The Cagayan Provincial Information Office (CPIO) reported that there are only 61 active cases in the...
Philippine embassies located in different parts of the world should be turned into the main sellers of Philippine tourism in a bid to promote the country as a prime tourist destination. Boracay, arguably the crown jewel of Philippine tourism. (Laimonas Keseriauskis/ Unsplash) Senatorial candidate...
A total of 63 million individuals in the Philippines have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), but only 10 million individuals have so far received their booster jab, said National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa on...
