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Education Secretary Leonor Briones (DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Asked about her plans to avail of the COVID-19 vaccine once it becomes available in the country, she told the Manila Bulletin that she will “abide by the decision” of Department of Health (DOH) and the Inter Agency Task Force on Emerging and Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) as well as “in consultation with my doctors.” Briones, 80, currently leads the Department of Education (DepEd) after she was appointed by President Duterte in 2016. Despite her age, she is very active in visiting various schools in the country be...

Archdiocese of Manila Apostolic Administrator Bishop Broderick Pabillo The prelate said the government can use as basis the lack of spike in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases despite the holding of the Black Nazarene and the Sto. Niño feasts last month. “That can be used as a basis that churches are not spreaders because services are well managed,” Pabillo said in an interview. “The Quiapo and Sto. Niño events were well managed in spite of many people,” he added. Participation in religious services are still limited in adherence to the safety and health protocols set by the...