As more schools join the implementation of pilot face-to-face classes amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the country, a multi-stakeholder movement urged the government to address the initial challenges experienced by schools, teachers, students and parents. Aurora A. Quezon...
Safe and Fair Philippines, through its national campaign Babaeng BiyaHero, pushed for the passage of the Gender Responsive and Inclusive Pandemic Management Act of 2021, a bill that seeks to address the gender-differentiated needs of women, including migrant women, with provisions on the prevention...
Only fully vaccinated adults are allowed to enter bars and clubs in Taguig, the city government said. The Taguig Safe City Task Force issued Advisory No. 58 on the operation of bars and clubs in the city. Bonifacio Global City in Taguig (Google Maps) “Only fully vaccinated adults shall be allowed...
Editorial The three-day National Vaccination Days, declared by the national government as a collective "Bayanihan, Bakuhanan" drive to further push up the number of jabs including booster shots, starts today, Nov. 29, 2021. Originally, the target vaccination output was 15 million, or at five...
Editorial Christmas is approaching — 34 days to go! So is the specter of a new wave of COVID-19 cases. Let’s not repeat the mistake of Christmas 1918, during the Spanish flu pandemic, when, as World War I ended in November and Christmas was around the bend, homecoming dinners, holiday shopping,...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has recorded over 4.4 million active users of Safe, Swift and Smart Travel Management System or S-PaSS. Safe, Swift and Smart Travel Management System or S-PaSS (DOST) S-PaSS serves as a one-stop online communication and coordination platform for...
Creating safe spaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) is part of a wider fight for equality. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) A safe space, as defined by the Oxford Dictionary, is a "place or environment in which a person or category of people can feel confident that they will not be...
The Taguig City government has recommended to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) the mandatory use of face masks for children 12 years old and above. Taguig’s Safety City Task Force has come up with a list of recommendations on the use of face masks by minors. Minors with their parents and...
EDITORIAL Responding to an apparent widespread clamor, the government declared the de-escalation of the National Capital Region (NCR) from alert level 3 to alert level 2 from November 5 to 21. This de-escalation follows an emergent consensus among key stakeholders on the need for fast-tracking the...
Christmas may be different from years past, but the meaning behind this season remains. Although the pandemic has forced us to downsize our traditionally large Noche Buena gatherings, we have hope in better days ahead that will allow us a merrier—the blessing of once again being able to gather...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged all of the country’s governors, mayors and barangay captains to prioritize the people’s access to potable water especially in waterless communities and isolated areas still largely dependent on well and spring water sources. DILG...
The Taguig City government reminded organizers of Halloween parties and events that they must first secure clearance before these can be allowed. “In order to avoid another surge and to lower the risk of transmission amongst customers and employees, all Halloween activities such as parties,...
