Valenzuela City Mayor Rexlon “Rex” Gatchalian stressed the need for a “step-by-step” approach in addressing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The mayor made his point in response to some sectors’ call to lower Metro Manila’s quarantine status to Alert Level 1 and to remove...
After getting the go signal to proceed with the expansion phase of face-to-face classes, the Regional Directors of the Department of Education (DepEd) announced their scheduled opening dates. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) During the joint Execom-Mancom meeting on Feb. 2, DepEd officials with areas...
Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones on Wednesday, Feb. 2, authorized all Regional Directors to commence the progressive expansion phase of face-to-face classes for both public and private schools. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) DepEd made this announcement after President Duterte approved...
The Paranaque City government will continue to restrict the movement of unvaccinated individuals despite the de-escalation of Metro Manila to Alert Level 2 quarantine status, Mayor Edwin Olivarez said on Wednesday, Feb. 2. The mayor said unvaccinated individuals must always stay at home unless...
A police officer checks the vaccination cards of passengers at a jeepney stop in Divisoria, Manila on Jan. 14, 2022 in line with the implementation of the Department of Transportation’s “No Vaccination, No Ride” policy in the capital region while under the more stringent Alert Level 3. (Ali...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. revealed on Wednesday, Feb. 2, the country’s “endgame” or final plan to beat the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic after two years into the battle against the deadly disease that has claimed the lives of more than 50,000 Filipinos. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO...
ft.com Around 780,000 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine doses for children aged five to 11-years-old are set to arrive in the Philippines on Thursday, Feb. 3, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The initial Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine delivery is in time for the rollout of the COVID-19...
A fact-checking initiative headed by journalism veterans showed on Wednesday, Feb. 2, that presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo is the “biggest victim” of fake news. Another significant finding is that among her rivals, former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr., appears to be the...
The Philippines has registered its highest mortality rate in 63 years in 2021, with more than 760,000 deaths recorded mostly due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and heart attacks, the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) said. (FILE PHOTO) Citing data from the Philippine Statistics...
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) highlighted the need for the country to do its own research and development on vaccines, the head of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Wednesday, Feb. 2. (Unsplash) During the Laging Handa briefing, DOST Secretary Fortunato "Boy" de la Peña...
The first batch of the Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine that will be used for the inoculation of children aged five to 11 years old will finally arrive on Thursday, Feb. 3. THEY'RE EVERYWHERE-- Street children are seen playing along Lacson Ave. Sampaloc, Manila on Aug. 30, 2021. (File...
Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao on Wednesday threw his support to the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s partial report on its investigation into the government’s alleged anomalous procurement of COVID-19 pandemic supplies. Pacquiao personally joined Sen. Richard Gordon’s online press...
