“Shorter break for students is not a solution, it is an added burden!” ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN This is what an alliance of student councils nationwide told the Department of Education (DepEd) on its plan to open the new school year on Aug. 23. If it pushes through, the group noted that it...
President Duterte has extended the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in the National Capital Region-plus (NCR-plus) bubble area until May 14, 2021 days after the country reached its millionth coronavirus (COVID-19) case this week. President Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the...
The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) does not see anything wrong with giving the public information that the Philippines is doing better than other countries in the fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), saying these data were facts anyway. PCOO logo via Philippine News...
Frontline workers of the Philippine Congress may get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) soon as they are now part of the A4 priority group of the government's vaccination program. House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN File photo/Alvin Kasiban) Presidential Spokesman Harry...
The Philippines will be temporarily closing its borders to travelers from India to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease. (File photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque announced the restrictions on travelers from India will be implemented from April 29 to May...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar believes that the local agriculture sector has managed to survive its recent hardships by grabbing the various opportunities for innovation that has come its way. DA Secretary William Dar (Photo courtesy of DA) Dar said the country’s...
The next quarantine classification of National Capital Region Plus for the month of May may be a "difficult decision" for President Duterte, Malacañang said Tuesday as the nation's recorded cases of coronavirus soared past a million. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential...
Two Filipinos died due to COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) in India while 20 others were infected, Philippine Ambassador to India Ramon Bagatsing, Jr. said Tuesday, as India is battling the world’s worst health crisis that is claiming thousands of lives each day. Philippine Ambassador to India...
Progressive lawmakers on Tuesday, April 27, slammed anew the Duterte administration for its supposed mismanagement of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the Philippines, with cases breaching the one million mark. President Duterte (left) speaks to Health Secretary Francisco Duque III...
The nature of growth is geometric CLINICAL MATTERS Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana It starts with one. The COVID-19 pandemic that has infected over 140 million and killed more than three million people started with one person who was infected by a still unknown animal. Coronaviruses usually originate...
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) reiterated its support to pandemic response efforts of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) as the country’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases breached the 1-million mark on Monday, April 26. (JANSEN ROMERO/FILE PHOTO/MANILA...
To help augment the pandemic response for its personnel who contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) formally turned over P2.5 million grant to the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday, April 26. PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Andrea...
