The Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao has begun the pilot of the face-to-face classes in three elementary schools in the island province of Tawi-Tawi.
Some teaching and non-teaching personnel of the Department of Education in the Ilocos Region have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as of February 21.
A "School on Wheels" equipped with laptops, printers, and internet connection will soon be traveling around remote areas in the province of Ilocos Norte to reach out to students under the current distance learning program of the Department of Education.
Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas has urged parents to have their children 5 to 11 years old be vaccinated as protection against the Covid-19 and for those eligible to get booster shots.
Only 4 percent of the more than 56,000 active cases of Covid-19 are critical while among hospital admissions, between 12 and 15 percent are classified as severe to critical, a health official said Tuesday.
The national government will incentivize local government units that can inoculate at least 70 percent of eligible adults and 80 percent of senior citizens from their target population.
The National Food Authority welcomed the arrival of 300 metric tons of food from Japan at its warehouse in Valenzuela City, which will be delivered to typhoon-affected families soon.
In case he gets elected in the May 2022 elections, Aksyon Demokratiko standard-bearer Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso will push for a regional representation in the Senate.