How to teach children to develop a happy disposition THE INSIDE OF A FISH The author with her students dissecting fish in pre-school anatomy (Cover design by Jules Vivas) A smile or the sound of laughter is not always an indicator of a happy child. More often than not, these are momentary...
Metro Manila's shift to a two-week strict lockdown turned out to be the "right move" following the alarming surge of active coronavirus cases Friday, according to Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion. A long line of vehicles is seen at a quarantine checkpoint installed by the...
As the country strives to contain the coronavirus spread, it is essential that people just stay home as much as possible. Motorists line up for inspection at a Manila quarantine control point established by the police on the first day of the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro...
Not all people will be compelled to stay home during the hard lockdown in Metro Manila and three other areas this month aimed at containing the fast-spreading Delta coronavirus variant. Passengers observe safe distancing as part of the COVID-19 preventive protocols inside the MRT implemented by...
The Philippine economy is expected to suffer a loss worth P225.37 billion from the reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila, which could rise to over P405 billion if the strictest lockdown would also be implemented over Region 4-A (Calabarzon), Albay representative...
The government is willing to allocate additional funds to sustain the contact tracing program if needed to boost the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members...
President Duterte is hoping the country's agreement with the United Kingdom on the hiring of Filipino medical professionals will be finalized soon. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The President has pushed for a "fair, ethical, and sustainable" labor accord between the two...
The national government has surpassed at an impressive speed its target for this month to inoculate 700,000 doses of vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). An airport employee takes a selfie while receiving a coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination site established at the Ninoy Aquino...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Wednesday, August 4, proposed to the government to use the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) assistance program for displaced workers to augment the ranks of contact tracers amid the threat of the Delta coronavirus variant. Members of the Philippine National...
The government is neither weak nor reactive in addressing the public health emergency arising from the coronavirus pandemic, Malacañang insisted on Tuesday. President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Tuesday, August 3, asked the government to consider the grant of "ayuda" or cash aid to residents of cities outside the National Capital Region (NCR) that are also placed under hard lockdown. Senator Joel Villanueva (Senate of the Philippines) "Nagugutom rin po ang mga...
Senators have decided not to hold plenary sessions from August 9 to 23 following the scheduled reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila. Senate of the Philippines (Senate PRIB) Senate President Vicente Sotto III disclosed to reporters that the chamber will suspend its...
