More congressmen are expressing support to the move of deferring the opening of classes in August or this year to ensure the safety of students and teachers against COVID-19.
Calls from members of the House of Representatives to defer the opening of classes until the availability of a vaccine for COVID-19 are even growing louder, as the safety of students in the normal school setting remains the biggest concern for policymakers…
President Rodrigo Duterte does not favor the opening of school classes amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
“I will not allow the opening of classes na dikit-dikit yung mga bata,” said Duterte in his weekly public address taped last night Monday.
A 41-year-old male OFW, who arrived in Bacolod on May 13, 2020 on board a 2GO vessel, tested positive for COVID-19.
The Department of Tourism (DOT) supports the immediate approval of the Philippine Economic Stimulus Act (PESA), which will allocate over P58 billion stimulus package to fund the Tourism Response and Recovery Program (TRRP), and revive the country’s tourism sector, which suffered serious losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) issued today a memorandum ordering all governors, city and municipal mayors, chiefs of police, and DILG officials to facilitate the “unhampered mass transport of repatriated OFWs to all regions of the country.”
Malacañang today said concerned agencies may now start distributing the second tranche of cash assistance under the national government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP).
Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia expressed the city’s gratitude to the management and staff of Riverside Medical Center for dedicating its…
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 6 (Western Visayas) said that it received the list of those left out as social amelioration program (SAP) beneficiaries from 39 local government units (LGUs).
Breastfeeding in the time of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is all-important and should be protected, promoted and supported now more than ever, reminded two civil society groups.
In time for the celebration of Mother’s Day tomorrow, Arugaan (a support group for women with infants and young children) and the EcoWaste Coalition (an advocacy group for zero waste and toxics-free society) honored all mothers for feeding their children with breastmilk, the best and most ecological food for babies, while pushing for breastfeeding during the public health emergency.
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) will allow the resumption of classes in private schools in June so long as there would be no “face-to-face” interactions, Malacañang said today.