The removal of board exams must be supported by data, according to De Vera. Commission on Higher Education (CHED) chairman Prospero De Vera III said that the removal of board exams in the Philippines must be supported by data. In a briefing on Thursday, De Vera said that empirical data, such as supply and demand, … Read more
Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo opposed the idea to abolish the Bar exam for aspiring lawyers. This is in line with Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III’s statement that licensure exams, including the Bar examination, should be abolished. In an interview, Gesmundo said: “I don’t see the need to abolish the Bar exam. We must continue having … Read more
The Philippines was set to receive US-donated Janssen COVID-19 vaccine doses in July Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said that the Philippines was set to receive over 3 million US-donated Janssen COVID-19 vaccine doses in July. On Thursday, Galvez said that the United States was sending over 3 million doses of Janssen COVID-19 vaccine … Read more
Labor Secretary Bello clarified that he wanted licensure exams studied and not scrapped. On Thursday, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III clarified that he wanted licensure examinations studied and not scrapped. In an interview on ANC’s Headstart, Bello clarified that he’s merely proposing for the relevant regulators to study the possibility of abolishing licensure exams before … Read more
DOE on Senator Pacquiao’s corruption allegation On Wednesday, the Department of Energy (DOE) disputed Senator Manny Pacquiao’s corruption accusation against the agency. On Wednesday, a Department of Energy (DOE) official denied Senator Pacquiao’s corruption accusation against the agency. Over the weekend, Senator Pacquiao questioned why the Department of Energy awarded a contract to the Independent … Read more
How many population in the Philippines? HOW MANY POPULATION IN THE PHILIPPINES? — President Rodrigo Duterte issued a proclamation on the official population count. Based on the latest proclamation issued by President Duterte, the Philippines had reached a population of over 109 million. As stated in Proclamation No. 1179, President Duterte declared the official population … Read more
Senator Go reiterated that he’s not interested in running for a higher position in the upcoming 2022 elections. On Wednesday, Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go reiterated his position that he wasn’t interested in running for a higher position in the upcoming 2022 national elections. Emerging from a meeting of the ruling Partido Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP)-Laban … Read more
Woman who protended to be a nurse, arrested for selling COVID-19 vaccines A 35-year-old woman was arrested by the Pasay City Police on Wednesday afternoon after pretending to be a nurse selling vaccines against COVID-19. The suspect identified as alias Mich was arrested in the entrapment operation at a restaurant in Pasay City with the … Read more
Labor Secretary Bello on board and Bar exams: “Tanggalin na ‘yang exam-exam na ‘yan” On Wednesday, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III questioned the need for board and Bar exams, arguing that students have gone through several tests already. Bello was asked in a media briefing about the remaining number of nurses from the additional 1,500 … Read more
The Theta COVID-19 variant was no longer a “variant of interest”, according to WHO. The World Health Organization (WHO) said that the Theta COVID-19 variant — the COVID-19 variant first detected in the Philippines — was no longer a “variant of interest”. The World Health Organization had downgraded the COVID-19 variant of interest first detected … Read more