A Department of Education official said the agency cannot announce a nationwide "academic break" despite the increase in the number of learners and teachers with flu-like symptoms or testing positive for Covid-19.
The Department of Labor and Employment is set to issue an advisory on paid isolation and quarantine leave benefits for workers who will be in isolation due to the Covid-19.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development continues to receive various donations and volunteering offers, boosting the government’s relief efforts for the Typhoon Odette victims.
The Philippine Army 52nd Engineer Brigade is assisting local government units in northeastern Mindanao in rebuilding and reconstruction efforts in communities severely affected by the onslaught of Typhoon Odette.
All barangays have been ordered to submit an inventory of unvaxxed persons in their localities, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said.
Sweet success! A Filipino-inspired doughnut shop in New York that began as a short-term initiative after its owners lost their jobs due to the pandemic has amassed a waiting list of 10,000 people.