Published April 7, 2021, 9:26 PM
CEBU CITY – Local officials here cried foul over the supposed renaming of the P.3 variant of SARS-CoV-2 from “Philippine variant” to “Central Visayas Variant (CVV).”
NAMING NAMES. A screenshot of an infographic said to be released by the Philippine Genome Center to media bears a COVID-19 variant named as Central Visayas Variant, which was previously known as Philippine Variant. The screenshot was posted by DOH 7 spokesperson Dt. Mary Jean Loreche on the Visayas media viber group.
Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, chief pathologist and spokesperson of the Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH 7), said they received reports that the “Philippine variant” was renamed to “Central Visayas variant” in publication materials from the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO).
Education Secretary Leonor Briones underscored the need for the Department of Education (DepEd) - through the schools and teachers - to always honor the heroism of various historical figures and raise awareness among learners of their contributions to the country.
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+ April 05, 2021 HONORING the heroism of various historical figures, the Department of Education (DepEd) enjoined its field offices to join the celebration of the 500th Anniversary of the Battle at Mactan on April 27, 2021.
“As an education institution, we should always retell the gallantry and nobleness of our heroes. Our learners must always remember what heroes have done for us to attain Philippine independence,” Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones said.
In a memorandum, DepEd offices and schools nationwide are set to participate in the simultaneous flag-raising ceremonies at 8 a.m. of April 27, the Quincentennial D-Day of the victory of Lapulapu at the Battle of Mactan.
Philippines vaccination ranks 3rd in Southeast Asia? PCOO shows partial data
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A health worker gets vaccinated with Sinovac Biotech s Coronavac on the first day of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) inoculation drive in the Philippines, at the Lung Center of the Philippines, Quezon City, Metro Manila, March 1, 2021. (Reuters/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo) );
Presidential Communications Operations Office only partially shows the picture of vaccination data from Southeast Asia.
In a post last Friday, April 2, the
PCOO Global Media Affairs shared an infographic where it supposedly showed that the Philippines ranked third in the vaccine rollout in the region as of March 30, 2021.
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