TECHNOLOGICAL ERA The world is increasingly becoming digital (vecteezy) Digital transformation is not a fad. For years, I have been organizing webinars about smarter ways to transform our education digitally. Digital transformation has infiltrated every aspect of our lives, including the...
The mother of detained Sen. Leila de Lima has coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and severe pneumonia, and suffered a heart attack. This was contained in the manifestation submitted by the senator to two Muntinlupa courts after she was able to talk to Norma Magistrado de Lima, her 89-year-old mom who...
The Marikina city government is targeting schools as the venue for the city’s upcoming vaccination drive for children ages 5 to 11 years old, Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro said on Friday, Feb. 4. In an interview with ANC Headstart, Teodoro said schools are more practical venues for the...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The government will start distributing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines for children aged five to 11 in the different pediatric vaccination centers starting Saturday, Feb. 5, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. “Starting ng madaling araw ng...
Disaster within a disaster – this is how experts described the onslaught of a powerful typhoon during a pandemic. How did the country prepare and responded during this challenging time? Typhoon Odette's aftermath in Bgy. Punta Bilar, Surigao City (Erwin Mascariñas/Greenpeace) Amid the recent...
The Mandaluyong City will start vaccinating children aged five to 11 against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Tuesday, Feb. 8, the local government announced on Thursday, Feb. 3. The inoculation drive for the age group scheduled on Friday, Feb. 4, was postponed by the national government to...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Feb. 4, assured that there would be “no shortage” of vaccinated teachers who will handle face-to-face classes once the expansion phase rolls out. Simulation of face-to-face classes in Navotas National High School (Photo from DepEd) “Hindi tayo...
(AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said that Filipino children are not compelled to receive the vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). However, it reiterated that the vaccines can provide protection against the viral illness. This was the reminder of DOH...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases being detected daily is steadily declining, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, Feb. 4. “ Philippines...
A total of 13,100 patients in January benefited from Philippine Red Cross' (PRC) continuous blood program, the organization said on Thursday, Feb. 3. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said in a statement that in the month of January, it served 13,100 patients, dispensing...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez gave recognition to frontliners, doctors, nurses, police, barangays and contact tracers as modern heroes in fighting the the COVID-19 pandemic during the city's 77th anniversary of its liberation. Paranaque PIO photo Olivarez said that in the early years, the...
The government's pandemic task force has updated the arrival protocols initially set for foreigners who want to enter the Philippines for business and tourism purposes starting February 10, 2022. The Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the country’s main gateway. (Photo from PNA) Based on...
