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BACK TO SCHOOL. The Department of Education launches the BIDA Kid Campaign in Pasay City on Tuesday (April 5, 2022). The campaign urges students and teachers to get vaccinated and observe health protocols as they go back to their classrooms. (Screengrab) MANILA - The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday launched the BIDA Kid Campaign in Pasay City to ensure the safe resumption of in-person classes in the country. In partnership with the Department of Health, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and other stakeholders, the campaign encourages learners and educat...

(File photo) MANILA - Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Gen. Dionardo Carlos, on Tuesday night directed police units to intensify the deployment of personnel to public places after the country was again classified as "high-risk" for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). "DOH (Department of Health) is sending a red flag to law enforcers to recalibrate their strategy. It is laid upon us to manage the movement of people, grounded on the national IATF (Inter-Agency Task Force) direction and local Executive Orders," Carlos said in a statement. Starting Wednesday, the pr...

TYPHOON-HIT AREAS VISIT. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte inspects one of the areas battered by Typhoon Odette in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte on Dec. 22, 2021. Malacanang on Wednesday (Jan. 5, 2022) said protocols are in place to protect Duterte without limiting his activities amid the surge of Covid-19 infections. (Presidential photo by King Rodriguez) MANILA - Amid a spike in Covid-19 cases in the country, Malacanang on Wednesday said it is taking the necessary steps to enforce strict Covid-19 protocols following the planned visit of President Rodrigo Duterte to areas hit by Typhoon Odett...

(File photo) MANILA - The provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, and Rizal will shift to a stricter Alert Level 3 from January 5 to 15 due to a surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases, possibly spiked by the Omicron variant, Malacanang announced Tuesday. Acting Presidential Spokesperson, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, said the decision was reached by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) in a meeting on Monday. "Due to a sharp increase of Covid-19 cases in the particular localities, the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) approved yester...

(File photo) MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday reported 611 new recoveries and 5,434 additional cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Recoveries are now at 2,779,706 or 97.2 percent of the total 2,861,119 infections since the pandemic started in March 2020. Active cases climbed to 29,809 of which 24,026 are mild, 3,020 are moderate, 889 are asymptomatic, 328 are critical, and 1,546 are severe. "Of the 5,434 reported cases today (January 4), 5,395 or 99 percent occurred within the recent 14 days - December 22 to Jan. 4, 2022," the DOH reported. As in the p...