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PNA file photo MALASIQUI, Pangasinan - The Department of Education (DepEd) has recorded 936,406 enrollees in the Ilocos region for the new school year as of August 12. In an interview on Wednesday, DepEd 1 (Ilocos) Public Affairs Unit head Cesar Bucsit said of the total, 55,736 were enrolled in kindergarten, 405,515 in elementary, 314,139 in junior high, and 161,016 in senior high school. The figure is expected to increase as enrollment is ongoing, he said. Bucsit said the projected enrollees for School Year 2022-2023 in the region are at 1.3 million. Darius Nieto, project development officer of DepEd-1, in a virtual forum on Tuesday, said 96 percent of the enrolled learners have already received their first dose of coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine, while 93 percent have been fully vaccinated. However, only 8 percent have received their booster shot, he said. The DepEd-1, along with the Department of Health - Center for Health Development - Ilocos, has been conducting immunization driv ....
(PNA photo by Joey Razon) MANILA - As the Philippines gradually restarts travel activities with the easing of mobility restrictions, the Department of Tourism (DOT) has encouraged travelers to patronize facilities and establishments carrying the government-issued Safety Seal certificate. "Hinihikayat po natin ang ating mga consumers (We encourage our consumers), especially those who will be traveling in the big travel months, summer is coming, we have to patronize facilities and establishments who have aside from having the DOT accreditation have a Safety Seal just to assure them that they'll be in safe hands, that they'll be enjoying a safe vacation or a better service for them," DOT director for tourism standards and regulation Virgilio Maguigad said in a virtual forum Thursday. The safety seal program is a voluntary program to certify that an establishment is compliant with the minimum public health standards set by the government and uses or integrates its contact ....