MANILA – Barely two days before classes officially start on Monday, the Department of Education assures that it will help parents and students cope with the online blended mode of learning. “May mga pagsasanay, trainings na ginagawa po ang ating Kagawaran ng Edukasyon para ang mga magulang pati po ang ating mga guro, of course, ay mahasa […]
NPC issues ‘Do’s, Don’ts’ for online classes
MANILA – The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Friday released a list of “do’s and don’ts” for online classes ahead of the opening of the school year 2020-2021 through blended learning in public schools next week. The guidelines, published in NPC Bulletin No. 16, aims to help students, parents, teachers, and schools at safeguarding sensitive personal […]
Morales, 9 other top PhilHealth execs charged before Ombudsman
MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday formally endorsed to the Office of the Ombudsman the complaint against senior officials including the chief of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). In his letter to Ombudsman Samuel Martires, Justice Undersecretary Adrian Ferdinand Sugay said the complaint of the National Bureau of Investigation on irregularities in […]
Palace counts on timely passage of 2021 budget
MANILA – Saying members of the House of Representatives seemed to have settled the speakership dispute, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday said lawmakers have to respond to President Rodrigo Dutete’s appeal to pass the proposed PHP4.5-trillion budget for 2021 without delay. “Tingin ko tapos na naman po iyong controversy ‘no at ang talagang paulit-ulit na pakiusap ni […]
Covid-19 infects 196 health workers, 54 front-liners in Caraga
BUTUAN CITY – A total of 196 healthcare workers and 54 other front-liners have been infected in Caraga Region since the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic was declared in March this year, the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday. The number of healthcare workers infected represent 15 percent of the total infection in the region and […]
PLDT begins clean-up of idle copper cables
MANILA – As PLDT Inc. continues its nationwide fiber network upgrade, the integrated telecommunications company has also launched a clean-up drive to remove copper cables that are no longer in use. In a statement on Wednesday, PLDT said its cleanup drive complies with national and local laws that require utility companies to repair or remove sagging […]
Catholic faithful urged to pray rosary amid pandemic
MANILA – As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the Catholic faithful have been urged to pray the rosary in October, a Holy Rosary Month. “Praying the Rosary is very crucial during these troubled times of Covid-19 which our medical experts have yet to develop a vaccine,” Fr. Kit Ramirez said […]
Public school teacher killed in NoCot anti-drug op
COTABATO CITY — Police agents have killed in a shootout a public school teacher involved in illegal drug-peddling in Midsayap, North Cotabato on Thursday afternoon. Lt. Col. John Miridel Calinga, Midsayap police chief, identified the slain suspect as Jake Fargo Placibe, 23, of Barangay Cabayuran, Libungan, North Cotabato. Calinga said the suspect resisted arrest and pulled […]
Duterte still hopeful Cayetano honors term-sharing deal
MANILA – Malacañang on Tuesday said President Rodrigo Duterte is still hopeful that House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano would honor his term-sharing deal with Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco. In a virtual Palace briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Duterte wanted his two allies to take turns in holding the highest position at the House of […]
Duterte extends state of calamity due to Covid-19
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has extended the declaration of a state of calamity throughout the Philippines for one more year due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. In Proclamation No. 1021 signed and released on Sept. 16, Friday, Duterte extended the state of calamity “for a period of one year”, or from Sept. 13, 2020, […]
Gov’t forces build projects in NPA-infested DavSur village
DIGOS CITY – Davao del Sur’s provincial police joined hands with the Philippine Army in putting up several projects for residents of a village in Kiblawan town, which has been a flashpoint for communist guerilla activities Colonel Alberto Lupaz, Davao del Sur provincial police director, led the turnover of several projects that included a concrete pathway […]
No need to place GenSan under ECQ: Lorenzana
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The National Task Force (NTF) against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) said on Thursday there is no need to place the city under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) despite the increasing locally transmitted infections. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, NTF chairman, said their assessment showed that the Covid-19 figures in the city are “not very alarming” and […]
Customs-Davao unveils customer care center
DAVAO CITY – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Davao launched on Thursday the agency’s Customer Care Center to address queries and transactions of clients via a digital platform. The facility is a one-stop-shop center that features services such as centralized document receiving and releasing, gate pass insurance, and other Customs service, according to Atty. […]