Agot Isidro seemingly does not believe in wearing a face shield despite the ongoing health crisis. She even used the hashtag #uselessordinance relating to the same in a recent post. As if to highlight her point, she edited two photos of her side by side. One shows her wearing a face shield. The...
The total number of Muntinlupa residents who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has reached 50,000. According to the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO), as of May 29, the number of residents who have received the first dose of the vaccine totaled 50,271. Some of those...
The guidelines for the arrest of violators of COVID-19 protocols are expected to be released on May 31, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Saturday, May 29. DILG Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya (Photo courtesy of DILG) DILG Undersecretary and Spokesperson...
Handwoven leather clip-on hand sanitizer bag accessory; two three-ply face masks made of Philippine cotton; leather face mask holder with Maranao beads and Philippine cotton tassel (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) is not yet keen in recommending to lift the face mask...
A multi-sectoral network that advocates for learning continuity amid calamities and disasters called on the government to prepare for the resumption of limited face-to-face classes in schools located in Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) areas. Students attend face-to-face classes before...
A man initially accosted for not wearing a face mask was arrested by police after he yielded P1 million worth of shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) in Taguig City on Friday. The suspect and the suspected shabu and other evidence found in his possession (Taguig City Police Station / MANILA...
A total of 43,480 healthy safety-related rules for coronavirus disease- 2019 (COVID-19) have been reported since Metro Manila and four adjacent provinces were placed under stricter quarantine status, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Wednesday, May...
Out of touch. This is how an activist youth group described Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Popoy De Vera as it called for his resignation. (Photo from SPARK) Samahan ng Progresibong Kabataan (SPARK), on Monday, May 24, asked De Vera to to “step down from office” following after...
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Popoy De Vera on Monday, May 24, clapped back at the government’s critics saying their criticisms are not helping anyone - especially students who are already struggling this school year. Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Popoy De Vera...
Congressmen have asked the Department of Education (DepEd) to look further into the possibility of piloting limited face-to-face classes in provinces where there are no more cases of COVID-19. Photo courtesy of Department of Education (FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETN) During the hearing of the House...
Traditional face-to-face learning may no longer be applicable at the higher education level as the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) adopts a policy to implement Flexible Learning in the coming school years. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “From now on, Flexible Learning will be the norm. There...
Authorities discovered P70 million worth of alleged fake and smuggled face shields from China in a raid in Parañaque City on Thursday, May 20, as the government tightens its monitoring of counterfeit coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety equipment that are flooding the market. Personnel of the...
