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PRC OFFERS 2ND COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOT – GORDON

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said its “bakuna” (vaccination) center will allow the administration of a second COVID-19 booster shot to all eligible walk-in vaccinees. PRC Chairman and CEO, Senator Dick Gordon, urged those priority groups belonging to the health workers and senior citizens population, to avail themselves of their second booster dose in PRC’s […]

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‘EXTRAORDINARY’ MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNEY — UAAP

For 48 days, the student-athletes of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) amazed, dazzled, and entertained during the Season 84 men’s basketball tournament. It was a product of meticulous preparation not just from the UAAP, but all eight-member schools that mounted a bubble for their teams as the league staged the competition amid […]

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OPEN SCHOOLS FOR IN-PERSON CLASSES – GATCHALIAN

To further accelerate the recovery of the education sector from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Win Gatchalian is seeking the opening of all schools for face-to-face classes. Gatchalian made this call after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) expressed support for the opening of all public and […]

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ROMULO-PUYAT TO DOH: MAKE RT-PCR TESTS AFFORDABLE

The Department of Tourism (DOT) has urged health facilities to lower the cost of RT-PCR (Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction) tests to encourage more people to travel and hasten the recovery of the tourism industry from the pandemic. Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat noted that testing for COVID-19 remains expensive and out of reach of budget-conscious […]

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POST-PANDEMIC PINOY WORFORCE EMERGING – VILLANUEVA

Senator Joel Villanueva said that a “post-pandemic Filipino workforce” is emerging in the country coming from the past two years, and those government policies should catch up in addressing their concerns. “We are seeing the rise of health and well-being as a priority in the Filipino workplace because of the pandemic. It has reached a […]

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75% OF TOURISM WORKERS NOW VAXXED – ROMULO-PUYAT

The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced that 75.39% or 236,714 of the total active tourism workers in the country are now vaccinated against COVID-19. “We will not stop until we achieve 100% vaccination for all our active tourism workers,” said Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat. Romulo-Puyat expressed her satisfaction with the latest vaccine numbers as she […]

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SET UP VAX SITES IN SCHOOLS FOR KIDS – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian backs the government’s plan to establish COVID-19 vaccination sites in schools, saying the move would help increase COVID-19 vaccination coverage among minors and open more schools for face-to-face classes. During the President’s Talk to the People, Presidential Adviser for COVID-19 Response Secretary Vince Dizon reported that National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 […]

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PBA PARTY-LIST: QUARANTINE TEAM PH POST-SEA GAMES

The Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list urged the delegates to the 2021 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Vietnam to quarantine when they get back to the Philippines to limit exposure to the coronavirus. PBA Party-list spokesperson Atty. Migs Nograles issued the call after the Philippine College of Physicians asked the government to bring back […]

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KIANGAN, IFUGAO REOPENS TO TOURISTS — BULAYUNGAN

Kiangan, Ifugao has achieved an 80-percent vaccination rate against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), thanks to the vaccine and people’s adherence to protocols, the mayor said. Mayor Raldis Andrei Bulayungan, in a message during the “Gotad Ad Kiangan,” a gathering for thanksgiving after the lockdown, said they have a target of less than 10,000, or […]

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CAMPUS JOURNALISTS TACKLE BLENDED LEARNING ISSUE

The Department of Education (DepEd) Executive Committee (Execom) members initiated a discussion with the student-journalists of Camiguin during the EdukAksyon Press Conference on their perspective on the blended learning modality implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We know that the inputs of our learners are significant to improve the education delivery in the country. We are […]