With the continuous arrival of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, the national government may soon include other priority categories that will be allowed to receive booster shots. Assistant Secretary Wilben Mayor, head of National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 strategic communications on...
President Duterte has asked local government units (LGUs) to create ordinances that would prohibit minors of a certain age from entering shopping malls amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) This, despite the relatively lenient...
President Duterte said he has approved the recommendation to lift the mandatory wearing of face shields in almost all areas in the country but said face masks will forever remain while the coronavirus (COVID-19) is still around. (Noel Pabalate/MANILA BULLETIN) Duterte made the statement after...
The excitement of finally reopening select Philippine schools for limited face-to-face classes was marred by concerns after two public schools in Zambales postponed its scheduled activities on Monday, Nov. 15. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a phone interview, Assistant Schools...
President Duterte has approved recommendations to ease the country's face shield policy and keep the equipment mandatory only in areas under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), coronavirus disease (COVID-19) alert level 5, and granular lockdown. Based on a copy of a memorandum signed by Executive...
While School Year (SY) 2021-2022 officially started in September, it feels like the first day of classes all over again on Monday, Nov. 15 the first day of the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes for basic education. A pupil in Motiong Central Elementary School, Samar welcomes the first...
Over 50,000 coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine doses have been administered to minors aged 12 to 17 years old in Manila. (Manila PIO photo / MANILA BULLETIN) As of Monday, Nov. 15, a total of 56,832 doses were administered to minors in Manila since the nationwide pediatric vaccination kicked off. Only...
The College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) reiterated their calls for key protection measures as the pilot face-to-face classes started on Monday, Nov. 15. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, CEGP Deputy Secretary-General Regina Tolentino cited the Ligtas na Balik Eskwela...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque insisted Monday, Nov. 15 that Malacañang deserves credit for the authorities' foiling of the Dargani siblings' attempt to flee the country. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Photo from Harry Roque's Facebook) Roque, in his last press conference as...
The head of the Office of the Senate Sergeant-at-arms on Monday disclosed that a brief chase ensued after Mohit Dargani, Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation’s corporate secretary and treasurer, tried to evade the arresting team even after they had already cornered him and his sister, company...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Nov. 15, clarified that the uniformed personnel equipped with their issued firearm inside one of the pilot schools of limited face-to-face classes WAS part of the security brought by a local executive. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN In a statement, DepEd...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) announced on Monday, Nov. 15, that it has vaccinated a total of 1,578 pediatric clients aged 12 to 17 without comorbidities against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the six PRC "Bakuna" Centers that have been accredited by the Department of Health (DOH). A minor...