Duque Thanks Japan For Donating AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccines To PH

Duque Japan AstraZeneca

Duque thanked Japan for donating AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines. On Thursday, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III expressed gratitude to Japan for donating Japan-manufactured AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Philippines. The Japanese government donated a total of 1,124,100 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte welcomed the shipment in … Read more

Kylie Padilla On Separation From Husband Aljur Abrenica

Kylie Padilla Aljur Abrenica

Kylie Padilla broke her silence about her separation from Aljur Abrenica. Actress Kylie Padilla had recently spoken up for the first time about her separation from her husband actor Aljur Abrenica. In a statement to GMA News, the actress said that their kids Alas Joaquin and Axl Romeo were also having a hard time with … Read more

De Vera: Removal Of Board Exams Must Be Supported By Data

CHED chairman Prospero De Vera III

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 Rejects Idea to Abolish Bar Exams

Chief Justice on Bar Exams

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

Philippines To Receive US-Donated Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine Doses In July

Janssen COVID-19 vaccine

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 Clarifies He Wants Licensure Exams Studied, Not Scrapped

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III

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