Regardless of its form, Education Secretary Leonor Briones on Tuesday, June 15, assured that education will continue for millions of Filipino learners as the Department of Education (DepEd) continues to prepare for the opening of a new school year amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año reported Monday night, June 14 that 2,417 individuals have been charged for violating minimum health standards for the period of June 7 to 13. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año (Photo from DILG) In a briefing with President...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte is wishing for a "definitive statement from the scientific community" regarding the mandatory use of face shields, whether it is necessary to fight COVID-19 infection or not. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte Belmonte on Monday said the local government needs to...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged the Senate to look into the preparedness of the basic education sector for School Year (SY) 2021-2022 . Gatchalian, in filing Senate Resolution No. 739, said it is imperative to assess if basic education institutions can delivery quality education for the next...
Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. on Sunday, June 13 renewed his call for the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) and the Department of Health (DOH) to stop requiring the public to use face shields. saying there is no solid medical evidence that it is effective against community transmission of the...
The Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) has started its limited face-to-face classes for clinical clerks on Wednesday, June 9. (Photo from Michael Cuevas) Clinical Clerks Council President Michael Cuevas was quoted in a report by The Varsitarian, UST's official...
As distance learning continues to further widen learning gaps, a group of education workers underscored the need for the government to allow the conduct of limited in-person classes in areas with low or no reported cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Before the COVID-19 pandemic, students...
To be able to ensure safe reopening schools over a year after they were shut down due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) underscored the need for the public to get vaccinated. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Dr. Beverly Ho, director of the...
The National University (NU) has begun its limited face-to-face classes for the students of its medical technology program on Monday, June 7. Some third medical technologist students execute the process of streaking a bacterial culture during the National University's limited face-to-face classes...
In order to improve the state of learning in the country, a group of education workers on Monday, June 7, underscored the need to implement “decisive, aggressive, and scientifically backed” measures. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines expressed...
Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Saturday, June 5, agreed with Manila Mayor Isko Moreno to lift the mandatory use of face shields because people are only using them as headbands. Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV (Photo from Trillanes’ Facebook page) “Sang-ayon ako kay Mayor @IskoMoreno...
Environmental groups called on the government to reassess its rule in requiring the wearing of face shields in public places as the measure is deemed ineffective and would only worsen plastic pollution. In this photo taken on September 19, 2020, people wearing face shields queue up at a public...
