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Senator Win Gatchalian raised the urgency of giving government aid to struggling private schools as enrollment in these institutions sharply drop amid the coronavirus pandemic. Out of 20,220,507 learners enrolled nationwide as of July 15, only 1,050,437 are enrolled in private schools. Last year some 4 million students were enrolled in private schools. The Department […]
As the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) opens a convalescent plasma center to boost its fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Senator Dick Gordon disclosed that the PRC will also launch its Samaritan convalescent plasma therapy program. Gordon, PRC chairman and CEO, explained that the Samaritan program will give hope to poor Filipinos afflicted with […]
Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat is optimistic about the recovery of English language schools in the Philippines that would eventually put the Philippines back as a leading English as a Second Language (ESL) learning destination. “The students who have come here have returned to their home countries for now. While travel restrictions brought by the COVID-19 […]
Following the release of an International Labour Organization (ILO) report on how the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is disproportionately affecting young people, especially women, Senator Win Gatchalian said the Department of Education (DepEd) should have a targeted approach to prevent more girls from dropping out of school as the schools enter the final stretch of […]
With persons with disabilities among the sectors hardest hit by the economic effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) will be giving cash aid to the most vulnerable of persons with disabilities (PWDs) to help them cope. Senator Dick Gordon, PRC chairman and CEO, said a number of PWDs […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles reiterated that the economic gains made by the Duterte Administration in its first three years will help the Philippines survive the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, adding that there are already signs that the country is on the road to recovery. In his opening remarks at the second Pre-State of […]
Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte has filed a resolution recommending the temporary use by the government of ABS-CBN’s former television and radio frequencies as a means to provide alternative distance learning modalities to students this coming schoolyear to help mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the country’s education system. In filing House Resolution (HR) […]
The national government is still weighing calls to lift the provincial bus ban to help drivers and operators recover from the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said. In an interview over DZBB, Nograles said part of the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) “calibrated approach” on the resumption of public transportation […]
To address the cremation backlog throughout the Cebu City because of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-related deaths, Environment Secretary and Cebu COVID-19 response overseer Roy Cimatu is leading the search for areas that can be converted into burial sites. Cimatu joined local environment officials in inspecting possible sites in the upland village of Sapangdaku where patients who died […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will further increase the capacity of dine-in restaurants and fast-food establishments in general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified community quarantine (MGCQ) areas effective July 21. DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez said dine-in services will be allowed to open up to 50 percent in GCQ areas and up to 75 […]