Passengers may opt not to wear face shields inside public transportation following the government's decision not to require its use in areas under Alerts Level 1 to 3, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced. Amid the persistent government reminder to observe minimum health protocols,...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, Nov. 16 pushed for regular COVID-19 tests for teachers after witnessing the start of the pilot implementation of limited in-person classes in select schools on Monday, Nov. 15. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture,...
Editorial As face-to-face classes resumed in select public schools on Monday, Nov. 15, it is no longer a question of whether it could be done or not. While yesterday’s pilot run of face-to-face classes by the Department of Education (DepEd) was highly anticipated, both by those who have been...
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...
A students' group hit the presence of armed cops inside a school in Pangasinan during the implementation of pilot face-to-face classes on Monday, Nov. 15. Under the Department of Education's (DepEd) policy for Schools as Zone of Peace, schools should be free from the presence of "armed combatants,...
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...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce II has scrapped the rule requiring the mandatory use of face shields outdoors. Ponce announced that he has issued Monday an executive order lifting the mandatory use of face shields except inside hospitals, health centers, enclosed vaccination sites and...
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...
"Sa huling pagkakataon po, ito po ang inyong Spox Harry Roque nagsasabi (For the last time, this is your spokesman Harry Roque saying), I love you, Philippines!" Harry Roque tearfully bids farewell as he ends his last press briefing as presidential spokesman to pursue his Senate bid in the 2022...
