Hot air balloons are seen during an event to celebrate the National Tourism Year 2022 in Quang Nam province, Vietnam, March 25, 2022. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua) HANOI, Vietnam -- With proactive and continuous efforts, Vietnam is stepping up the resumption of international tourism while flexibly...
To guide schools in addressing learning gaps due to pandemic-related disruptions, the Department of Education (DepEd) is developing a learning recovery plan framework. Photo taken at Palma Gil Integrated School PGIS in Talaingod, Davao del Norte in June 2021. (DepEd Philippines Facebook page) “As...
Getting five or six Covid-19 shots can run the risk of losing the vaccines' overall effectiveness, or worse, might render the person ineligible to get upgraded or multivalent vaccines against variants of concern (VOC) in the future. A medic prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19...
Nothing is certain, according to an official of the Department of Health (DOH), as the possibility of having another spike in Covid-19 cases is always present. Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) In a press...
Curious on what an endemic situation looks like? (Jansen Romero / Manila Bulletin File Photo) According to a pediatric infectious disease expert, how the country currently responds to Covid-19 infections and case spikes all over the world is something that would be expected in an endemic situation....
Twenty-five scholars have finished training in Barangay Infectious Disease Management Services (BIDMS) Level II under the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). Photo from TESDA The scholars, mostly from various areas of Parañaque City, have already received their training...
A former House leader is prodding senators to prioritize the passage of there version of the Covid-19 Unemployment Reduction Economic Stimulus or CURES bill. (Photo from Lray Villafuerte's Facebook) “Our senators could show their support for the speedy and robust recovery of our economy from the...
A health expert once again urged the national government to “step up” the country’s vaccination program against Covid-19, reiterating that vaccination plays an important role in ensuring safety against the disease. Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has expressed deep concern over the dramatic rise in the illegal drug trafficking activities using the Internet. With the Covid-19 pandemic, PDEA Director General Wilkins Villanueva drug traffickers took advantage of the “technological boom’’...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) urged the public on Friday, March 25 to get tested regularly for early detection to prevent transmission and to also get vaccinated or receive booster shots for added protection. Students, faculty and non-teaching staff of the University of the East Manila campus in...
Two years after face-to-face classes have been suspended by the government due to the threat of Covid-19, the Department of Education (DepEd) is implementing the progressive expansion of limited in-person learning. (Photo from DepEd) However, Education Secretary Leonor Briones noted that the...
A total of 2,583 Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) personnel were promoted to various posts on Wednesday, March 23. BJMP chief Jail Director Allan Iral administered the simultaneous oath-taking of the 2,528 Jail Non-Officer Rank (JNOR) and 55 BJMP Jail Officer Rank (JOR) through...
