(File photo) MANILA - Learners will not be required to wear school uniforms for the coming school year, the Department of Education (DepEd) said on Monday. In a Viber message, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Z. Duterte said this is to ease the financial burden on families of learners. She said wearing school uniforms is not even required during the pre-pandemic period, pertaining to DepEd Order (DO) No. 065, s. 2010. "The wearing of a school uniform shall not be required in public schools. Students with existing uniforms may continue using these uniforms, if they so desire, to avoid incurring additional costs for new attire," the DO read. Duterte insisted that the DepEd will be more considerate of this as the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic as well as inflationary pressures. "Even before the pandemic, it was not a strict requirement for public schools to wear uniforms to avoid incurring additional costs to the families of our learne
Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte. (Photo courtesy of the City Government of Davao) DAVAO CITY - Following the recent elections here, the city government recorded 14 active coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases here as of May 13. Mayor Sara Z. Duterte, in Monday's interview via the Davao City Disaster Radio, said of the new cases, 12 are asymptomatic and one is identified as moderate and the other, severe. "Our hospitals here can manage that figure," she said. The mayor expressed hope that the cases will be kept low as authorities continue to monitor the city's Covid-19 cases after the local campaigns and elections-events considered as "super spreaders." "My fearless forecast is that our low Covid-19 cases will continue. If it increases, it will mostly be asymptomatic and mild cases," she said. Duterte, however, pointed at the "lack of urgency" of Dabawenyos as manifested by the low turnout of the city's booster vaccination rollout
RESPECT POLLS RESULTS. The Department of Public Order and Safety personnel carry the ballot boxes during their arrival at the Quezon City Hall compound on Monday night (May 9, 2022). The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Tuesday urged the public to "respect" the will of the Filipino people after various groups trooped to the Commission on Elections in Intramuros, Manila to protest alleged widespread electoral fraud in the May 9 polls. (PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler) MANILA - As various groups gathered in front of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) main office in Intramuros, Manila on Tuesday to protest the alleged widespread electoral fraud in the May 9 polls, the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) urged them to "respect" the will of the Filipino people and avoid being part of the problem. "The people have spoken. Respect that voice. Otherwise, you will lose whatever is left of