BLENDED LEARNING. Education Secretary Leonor Briones emphasizes the need for both in-person and digital learning at the Laging Handa public briefing on Monday (May 30, 2022). She said the country is ready for the nationwide resumption of face-to-face classes. (Screengrab) MANILA - The Department of Education (DepEd) said on Monday the country is ready for a full and nationwide implementation of the face-to-face classes next year but the modalities may still vary depending on their locations. At the Laging Handa Public briefing, Education Secretary Leonor Briones said around 73.28 percent of the total number of public schools have already been deemed qualified for in-person learning. "In the next academic school year, we're expecting that the face-to-face implementation will be fully 100 percent, but again, I just want to emphasize that the modalities of face-to-face vary in every situation in schools, depending on their local governments," she said in mixed English and Fi
MANILA COVID-19 FIELD HOSPITAL. The Manila Covid-19 Field Hospital in this file photo. The government and health authorities are monitoring the situation of "long Covid" cases in the country, National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 medical adviser, Dr. Ted Herbosa, said Saturday (May 21, 2022).(PNA file photo by Ben Briones) MANILA - The government and health authorities are monitoring the situation of "long Covid" cases in the country, according to Dr. Ted Herbosa, National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 medical adviser. Herbosa confirmed Saturday that the Philippines has already had cases of those "long-haulers" or people experiencing medium to long-term effects after recovering from Covid-19 infection. "Nag-uumpisa nang i-identify iyan dahil na-identify ito sa ibang bansa ng WHO, ng United Kingdom, ng US. Nag-uumpisa nang nakakakita ang ating mga doktor sa ospital ng mga cases niyan (It is beginning to be identified because it has been identi
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(PHOTO FROM UNSPLASH) An official of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) on Monday, Nov. 22, appealed to the public to continue to conduct transactions online, especially when complying with the Annual Pensioners Information Revalidation (APIR) and applying for the commencement of pensio