There is no need to bring back the face mask mandate. This was the recommendation of the Department of Health (DOH) to the Office of the President based on the agreement from their discussions with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). In a...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto shared on Sunday, Dec. 18, that the local government will rename its primary rainforest park, and will aim to further incorporate green spaces in its infrastructure projects come 2023. RAVE Rainforest Park in Pasig City. Sotto announced that the current “Rainforest...
(UNSPLASH) The Department of Health (DOH) encourages the public to conduct their parties or gatherings this Christmas season in open spaces to minimize the risk of Covid-19 transmission. “The best possible way for us to be able to prevent transmission of this illness: unang-una, kung maari sana...
The Department of Education (DepEd) continues to work with various sectors and agencies for initiatives that would help ensure the provision of safe spaces for students and teachers inside the campus premises. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN In a statement issued Friday, Aug. 12, DepEd...
The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) called on appropriate agencies to investigate “erring” content creators that promote sexual harassment, child abuse, and exploitation. (Unsplash) “Recently a concerned citizen brought to our attention a social media page and video streaming platform...
The construction of Temporary Learning Spaces (TLSs) in schools affected by the Abra quake is expected to start soon after the Department of Education (DepEd) downloaded the needed funds. (Photo from DepEd Facebook page) In a press conference on Wednesday, Aug. 10, DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa...
The Department of Education’s (DepEd) immediate solution for the urgent need to provide a "safe space for teachers and students" following the destructive magnitude 7.0 northwestern Luzon quake is by building and looking for temporary learning spaces. Aftermath of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a resolution urging the Senate to investigate the reported culture of abuse, harassment and violence at the Philippine High School for the Arts (PHSA). The resolution is directed at the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality which...
Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia was recently trending because of a “controversial” Executive Order that she signed, making the wearing of face masks optional in open and well-ventilated spaces. She clarified that this is “not totally scrapping the wearing of face mask” but giving people “a...
CEBU CITY – Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has eased the protocol on wearing of face masks, one of the primary measures that the government has set to stem the spread of Covid-19. Under Executive Order (EO) No. 16 titled “Rationalizing the wearing of face masks within Cebu” that Garcia issued on...
Three years after the passage of the Safe Space Act, the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) urged all agencies and private stakeholders in the country to “strengthen” the implementation of the law. (PCW / Manila Bulletin) Republic Act No. 11313 or the Safe Spaces Act (Bawal Bastos Law)...
The local government of Pasig and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources - National Capital Region (DENR-NCR) signed on Monday, April 18, a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on the implementation of a Climate Resilient and Localized Urban Greening Plan (CRLUGP). (Photo courtesy of the...
