As it prepares for the expansion phase of the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) risk assessment is a very crucial factor especially for schools located in the National Capital Region (NCR). (RIO...
The Caloocan City government started giving COVID-19 booster shots to senior citizens and persons with comorbidities on Tuesday, Nov. 23. Individuals who want to get their booster shots can visit the city’s vaccination sites from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Both the senior citizens and persons with...
Malacañang is yet to make official the declaration of Nov. 29, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2021 as special working days ahead of a planned three-day nationwide vaccination drive. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Despite this, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles found it best to explain to Filipinos how...
Vaccination remains to be the key component in continually reducing deaths due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) emphasized. Hospital staff take out a body from an ambulance at a mortuary in New Delhi on May 24, 2021 (AFP/ FILE) In a media briefing on Tuesday,...
The decision of President Duterte on whether he will take a booster shot against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) depends on his physician’s advice, Malacañang said on Tuesday, Nov. 23. President Rodrigo Duterte receives his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine from Health Secretary Francisco...
The Board of Canvassers (BOC) will not raise the hands of winning candidates in the May 2022 polls as part of the health and safety protocols. Comelec/MB In Resolution No. 10731, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said during proclamation of the winning candidates, the BOC "shall not physically...
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 1,153 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, Nov. 23. DOH The update on the newly-reported COVID-19 cases brings the country's tally since the onset of the pandemic to 2,827,820. Active infections stood at 18,721 which accounts for 0.7 percent...
For the Department of Education (DepEd), the start of the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes in basic education this month was “fairly successful.” Pilot face-to-face classes are attended by Grade 11 and 12 learners of Mary Perpetua E. Brioso National High School in Tigbao,...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday expressed alarm over the reported surge of text messages containing spam, including sketchy job offers that promised high salaries, saying it not only raises data privacy concerns but has put the country’s contact tracing efforts against COVID-19 in a...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said that there are currently 161 higher education institutions (HEIs) nationwide that have been allowed to hold limited face-to-face classes. National University opens limited face-to-face classes for students taking up Medical Technology (ALI VICOY /...
In preparation for transitioning to full or partial face-to-face classes, the Silliman University (SU) began on Tuesday, Nov. 23, mass vaccinating its employees. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The vaccination program is for the unvaccinated employees of the University, however, partially vaccinated SU...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The seven-day average of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila had decreased to below 300 cases over the past week, which according to OCTA Research Group was last recorded in January 2021. In an update via Twitter on Tuesday, Nov. 23, OCTA research...
