An official of the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday maintained that the conduct of face-to-face classes this upcoming school year will not be possible without the approval coming from President Duterte. (DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN) During the Laging Handa public briefing on Thursday, May 20,...
As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination in the country accelerates, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) expressed optimism on the possible vaccination of students or those belonging to the younger age group. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “This will be discussed in the IATF meeting...
The next batch of students that might be allowed to attend limited face-to-face classes are those taking up programs that require hands-on activities, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said. Commission on Higher Education (CHED) To date, CHED Chairman J. Prospero de Vera III said that there...
The Muntinlupa police have penalized an additional 280 people for not wearing face masks and face shields in violation of health protocols. According to the police, the violators were nabbed between 5 a.m. of May 17 and 5 a.m of May 18 in the nine barangays in Muntinlupa. The Muntinlupa City...
Over 60 higher education institutions (HEIs) nationwide that offer medical and allied health programs have been approved to hold limited face-to-face classes, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said. CHED/FB In a virtual press conference for the 1st National Higher Education Day on Tuesday,...
Here's where you can buy it in the Philippines Jennifer Lopez and Kaze Origins' vibrant series While vaccines are now being rolled-out in the Philippines, lowering guard against COVID-19 is not a step anyone would like to take. Proper hygiene must still be observed, everyone should still keep their...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. urged the public to keep on wearing their face masks as if the country has no vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) yet. Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (AP Photo / Sakchai Lalit / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Locsin made the...
Thousands of people were apprehended and fined by personnel of the Quezon City government and police on Wednesday for violating health safety measures, including those who were not wearing face shields and those who supposedly took off their mask to wipe sweat from their face. As of noontime, the...
Moira Dela Torre is currently trending on TikTok. No, it wasn't because she posted a video of her dancing to "Renegade." A video of her performing "Tagpuan" using a huge barrier or shield as propped on a roller made it to the site. Not that it's wrong, of course. Note that under the new normal,...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Cimatu has reiterated his call for the proper disposal of face masks amid the raging coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Discarded face masks found at Baseco beach, Manila. (EcoWaste Coalition/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
The chief of the Taguig City Police Station said face mask ordinance violators in the city are meted out fines, held for up to eight hours, but not charged in court. A Taguig policeman gives food packs in Tuktukan, Taguig and reminds people to wear face masks and face shields (Taguig Scadb / MANILA...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Monday, May 10 said the police should heed newly-appointed Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar’s order not to put mask violators in jail. Recto said any rush to arrest persons for not wearing face mask without setting up...
