Amid the gradual resumption of in-person learning nationwide, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday reiterated the need to implement a learning recovery program to address the impact of prolonged school closures due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. In a recent press briefing, the Department of Education (DepEd) bared its proposed strategies and timeline for implementing learning recovery. The DepEd’s plan is anchored on learning remediation and intervention; health, safety, and wellness; and professional development. Under Gatchalian’s Senate Bill No. 2355 filed in 2021, the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program is established to become the national learning intervention program,

The pace of finishing works on the Binondo-Intramuros Bridge Project of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is ramping up with night work, in addition to the daytime construction activities. DPWH Undersecretary for Unified Project Management Office (UPMO) Operations Emil K. Sadain, in his updates to Secretary Roger G. Mercado, said asphalt resurfacing has commenced on the ramps and main bridge deck as the contractor China Road and Bridge Corporation needs to get as much work done as possible to open the new Binondo-Intramuros Bridge by early April. Sadain said the iconic design of the two-way four-lane steel

Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo said the best man for the job at stake in the May 9 presidential election is a woman. In the first “PiliPinas Debates 2022” hosted by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday, Robredo also urged the voters not to vote for candidates who are not willing to face fellow aspirants in a debate. “True leader show up and man up that’s why this coming May the best man for the job is a woman,” she said during the event held at the Sofitel Hotel tent in Pasay City. Robredo, a lone woman candidate

The Department of Health regional office in Ilocos recently distributed 17 assistive devices to persons with disability (PWDs) in Rosario, La Union to help them be productive and self-reliant and inspire them to become socially active. Four single tip canes, six crutches, four walkers, and three quad canes were handed out on Thursday. DOH Regional Director Paula Paz Sydiongco was joined in the ceremony by Mayor Bellarmin Flores II, Rosario Special Person Organization president Felix Baliclic, and Office of Senior Citizens Association head Perfecto Hidalgo and his staff. “In view of our desire to uplift the social well-being of our

The Philippines remained at “very low risk” classification for Covid-19 while countries in East Asia are experiencing a surge in new cases, the OCTA Research Group said Sunday. In a tweet, OCTA Research Group Fellow Dr. Guido David said the country’s average daily attack rate (ADAR) is 0.47 as of March 18. The growth rate is at minus 22 percent and the seven-day average of new cases is at 527 per 100,000 individuals. Timor-Leste, Taiwan, Cambodia, and China are also “very low risk” for Covid-19. Their ADARs range from 0.13 to 0.86 while their seven-day average of new cases range