The House plenary hall (Contributed photo) Members of the House of Representatives can no longer attend plenary sessions and committee hearings by virtual means come Monday, July 31. This, after the office of the Speaker Martin Romualdez issued on July 25 Memorandum Order No.19-019, which tackled...
The House plenary. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A "hybrid" or mixed virtual and face-to-face set-up would still be observed at the House of Representatives on Monday, July 24, the day of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. This, despite news Saturday, July 22, of the President’s...
A teachers’ group on Friday, June 9, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to make adjustments in the school calendar for basic education to ensure the welfare of learners and school personnel. Students of Corazon Aquino Elementary School in Quezon City line up before going inside their...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – A mandatory wearing of face mask is now being implemented anew here amid rising number of Covid-19 infections. Aside from that, Mayor Maila Ting-Que has also ordered the public to follow the minimum health protocols throughout this city. She said that the local...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced the venue and schedule for the face-to-face oathtaking ceremony for the new dentists and dental hygienists on Tuesday, June 6. According to the PRC’s official social media page, the following events are scheduled to take place on July 4 at...
School break in April to May is “more beneficial” to education compared to July-August vacation, a group of education workers on Monday, May 22, said. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “We are almost through the hottest months and it is alarming how it has made our learners and teachers suffer...
Amid calls to revert to the pre-pandemic school calendar, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that the proposals related to this are still being studied. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “Hindi pa tapos yung pag-aaral tungkol diyan, kung ibabalik or hindi (The study on this is not yet completed,...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is currently finalizing the calendar for the incoming school year, Education Undersecretary and Spokesperson Michael Poa on Friday, May 19, said. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) Poa gave an update on the preparations for the opening of the School Year (SY) in an...
The Department of Education (DepEd) announced that Early Registration in public schools for select grade levels started on Wednesday, May 10. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte issued DepEd Order No. 010, s.2023 or the “Amendment To DepEd Order...
Hotel, restaurant owners and operators, and retailers said their operations have to maintain the minimum public health standards, including the wearing of masks, to ensure good customer experience amid continuing threats of Covid-19. At the press conference for the launch of the country’s first...
Two senators have expressed support to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s plan to bring back the mandatory use of face mask amid the recent rise of Covid-19 cases in the country. Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid said it is important for the government and the public to learn from its...
There is no need to bring back the face mask mandate. This was the recommendation of the Department of Health (DOH) to the Office of the President based on the agreement from their discussions with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). In a...
