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The Department of Education (DepEd) over the weekend announced the suspension of face-to-face classes in the National Capital Region (NCR), amid the area’s shift back to a COVID-19 Alert Level 3.
TERTIARY ROLLOUT. The Commission on Higher Education and the National Task Force Against Covid-19 launch vaccination activities for college students at the Mabalacat City College and Our Lady of Fatima University in Pampanga on Oct. 13, 2021. To date, more than 1.8 million students from 2,013 higher education institutions are already vaccinated. (Photo courtesy of NTF) MANILA - Getting more students, teaching and non-teaching personnel fully vaccinated against the coronavirus is one of the key factors to the expansion of limited in-person classes in higher education institution (HEIs) nationwi...
El Nido, Palawan (File photo) MANILA - The annual tourism revenue in 2020 is no doubt higher than the receipts generated this year since tourists were still able to enter the country from January to mid-March last year before the lockdown was imposed. But if you compare the figures from April to September of both years covering the pandemic period, the tourism industry this 2021 is seeing a renewed hope towards a steady recovery path. Data from the Department of Tourism (DOT) showed that tourism receipts from April to September 2021 reached PHP3.1 billion, up by 91.6 percent from PHP1.6 billio...
There's no shortage of Santas in Sta. Rosa city plaza. MANILA - If the Christmas spirit hasn't quite kicked in yet, consider visiting this plaza in Santa Rosa, Laguna that has set up a variety of life-size Santa statues. The Santa Claus Village in the city plaza located in Barangay Kanluran is quickly attracting locals looking for a way to safely enjoy the holidays with their friends and families. Lights go up starting at 7 p.m., but there's plenty of time to take morning walks in a plaza where there's no shortage of Santas. There's one statue of Santa with elves, Santa rea...
Barring any resurgence of Covid-19 cases, DENR readies reopening of more Protected Areas, National Parks for visitors