Just one day after it announced that President Duterte was under quarantine for his exposure to a positive case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Malacañang said Friday, Feb. 4 that his quarantine period was already finished. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (left) and President Rodrigo...
The government's pandemic task force has released an updated memorandum detailing the conditions and requisites for Filipinos abroad who want to return to the Philippines starting February 10, 2022. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN Based on Resolution No. 160-A of the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for...
More than 6,000 schools nationwide are ready to implement the expansion phase of limited face-to-face classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Feb. 4, said. (Photo from DepEd) In a virtual press briefing, Education Secretary Leonor Briones said that the policy to resume limited...
Actor Jung Il-woo, K-pop boy band P1Harmony's Intak and more Korean stars have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the highly contagious Omicron variant continues to infect thousands of people in South Korea. Health authorities have declared that the Omicron variant is now the...
(Photo from DepEd) Four out of five or 80.25 percent of its teaching and non-teaching personnel were already vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Feb. 4, said. @DepEd_PH says four out of five or 80.25 percent of its teaching and...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in 13 provinces continued to increase as manifested by their "positive" one-week growth rates, the OCTA Research Group said on Friday, Feb. 4. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David pointed out that the COVID-19 growth rates in Davao...
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo -- Africa must boost the vaccination rate against COVID-19 ''six times'' to reach the target of 70 percent vaccine coverage set for the end of the first half of 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday. President Cyril Ramaphosa gets his COVID-19 vaccine (AFP)...
The Valenzuela City government will administer COVID-19 booster shots to pregnant women and breastfeeding moms, the city government said on Thursday, Feb. 3. The booster shot is recommended for women who are in the second trimester of their pregnancy. Pregnant women who are in their first trimester...
During the expansion phase of face-to-face classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that only teachers who were vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will be allowed to participate while preference will also be given to students who already received the jab. (Photo from DepEd)...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Depending on the capacity of the participating schools, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that students who belong to other grade levels will be included during the implementation of expanded face-to-face classes. DepEd, through the Office of Secretary Leonor...
Senator Pia Cayetano has called on lawmakers to support the passage of the measure that seeks the establishment of the Philippines’ own Center for Disease Control. During the Senate’s hybrid plenary session on Wednesday, Cayetano said it is imperative that the country establishes its own agency...
Senator Pia Cayetano has called on lawmakers to expedite the passage of the bill that seeks the establishment of the Philippines’ own Center for Disease Control. During the Senate’s hybrid plenary session on Wednesday, Cayetano said it is imperative that the country establishes its own agency...
