SURVIVOR’S TALE By MELA LESMORAS (Mela Lesmoras is a news correspondent from the government's flagship network, PTV-4. Currently, she is a member of the Malacañang Press Corps, covering presidential and Malacañang events. Before joining the media, she also served as a Sangguniang Kabataan...
In an effort to ensure that the pilot run of limited face-to-face classes in low risk areas will be implemented smoothly, officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) visited a public school in Polillo Island on Thursday, Nov. 4. (Photo from DepEd Philippines FB page) DepEd Undersecretary...
An advocacy group on Thursday, Nov. 4, pointed out positive developments in the the education sector this year in spite of the “learning crisis” in the country. Tamulaya Elementary School in Polillo Island prepares for the pilot face-to-face classes starting Nov. 15, 2021 (Photo from DepEd) The...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has vowed to push for the exclusion of the use of face shield in the health protocol for the prevention of infection from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid the improving situation in the country. In a news briefing on Thursday, Nov....
Out of the 67 nations analyzed, the Philippines was one of only four countries that received a five-star rating for its pandemic response across all levels of basic education. (Photo from DepEd) In the recently-published Ensuring Equal Access to Education in Future Crises: Findings of the New...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday logged 1,766 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This is the second straight day that the Philippines recorded less than 2,000 cases. In its latest case bulletin, the DOH said that the number of active infections in the country stood at...
Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA amid heightened movement restrictions in Metro Manila in this August 2021 file photo (Mark Balmores/Manila Bulletin) Amid the decision to lift the curfew hours in Metro Manila, the Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public to strictly adhere to...
A total of 142 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) were vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) as its "Bakuna Bus" returned to Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Kalibo, Aklan, the agency said on Thursday, November 4. In a statement, PRC...
(PhilHealth / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said it is committed to paying its obligations to different hospitals, saying that it has enough funds to cover the unpaid claims. “Itong pagbabayad ng claims ay talagang pananagutan namin ito, hindi namin ito...
Senatorial aspirant and human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno on Thursday, November 4, sounded the alarm on the rising unemployment rate in the country, saying that ramping up vaccination will allow people to return to work. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (FACEBOOK / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
The OCTA Research group on Thursday, Nov. 4, expressed concern over the waning efficacy of vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which may result to a resurgence of infections. Teenagers accompanied by their parents get inoculated against COVID-19 at the Lakeshore in Taguig City on Nov....
For Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion, the plunge in new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to just 1,591 cases last Nov.3 is vindication for his controversial call for an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila last August. Presidential Adviser on...
