The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Nov. 9, said that the list of private schools to participate in the pilot run of face-to-face classes is not yet finalized but 30 schools have already been nominated by their respective regional offices. (RIO DELUVIO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
To indicate the readiness of schools to resume face-to-face classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) is planning to issue a “safety seal” to those that have passed the assessment and evaluation done in coordination with the Department of Health (DOH). (Photo from DepEd) DepEd Planning...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Nov. 9, reiterated the importance of “shared responsibility” when it comes to the implementation of pilot face-to-face classes. DepEd officials visited Tamulaya Elementary School in Polillo Island ahead of the implementation of limited...
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III believes that the use of face shields should be “risk-based” amid the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “Kung ako ang tatanungin, ito personal...pwedeng gawing voluntary under...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Nov. 9, expressed readiness to implement limited face-to-face classes in 100 public schools nationwide to start next week. Preparation for face-to-face classes in Tamulaya Elementary School in Polillo Island (Photo from DepEd) In a virtual press...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Tuesday, November 9, admitted that he personally wants to scrap the face shield policy in the country but appealed to local government units (LGUs) to wait for the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases...
It is the responsibility of the local government units (LGUs) to strictly enforce all health protocols especially with the start of the ‘meet and greet’ ploys of the political bets and parties that attract huge crowds all over the country, Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP)...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso stood pat on his decision to impose a "no face shield" policy in the capital city and urged the national government "to go to court" if it wants declaratory relief and stop the city from imposing its policy. (Manila PIO photo / File photo / MANILA...
A total of four schools out of the 100 earlier identified by the Department of Education (DepEd) were replaced as the agency prepares for pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes to start this month. Tamulaya ES in Polillo Island is among the participating schools for the pilot run of...
The San Juan City local government said on Tuesday that it will not lift the mandatory use of face shields until the national government orders it. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora issued the statement a day after Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso passed an ordinance on Monday, Nov....
If asked, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos said he would be more inclined to follow Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary (DILG) Eduardo Año's stand to scrap the mandatory wearing of face shield policy even without approval from the...
Executive Orders (EOs) issued by mayors to lift the mandatory wearing of face masks in their localities are legal, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said. Año disputed the statement of Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque who said that mayor's EOs are...
