Day: April 22, 2022
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DepEd Merely Adhering to IATF Guidelines for On-site Reporting Mandatory for Teachers
In an April 20, 2022 article published in Inquirer, Jane Bautista reported that the Department of Education (DepEd) on April 19 defended its policy making on-site reporting mandatory for teachers, saying it was just complying with the order of the national government. According to the article, DepEd cited Resolution No. 163-A[efn_note]https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2022/02feb/20220227-IATF-163-A-RRD.pdf[/efn_note] issued by the Inter-Agency…
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Italy rolls out social credit system
In this April 22, 2022 article for The National Pulse, Wahagen Khabayan reports on the rollout of the Smart Citizen Wallet in the municipality of Bologna. According to the report, starting fall of 2022, the city of Bologna will pilot the project, where “good behaving” citizens will receive scores and rewards they can claim from…
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CNN+ shuts down barely a month since launch
CNN+, an online streaming service that featured live original CNN staples and anchors from other networks is set to shut down on April 30, 2022, one month after it was debuted. In this April 22, 2022 feature for USA Today, Bill Goodykoontz explains the reasons behind this decision. According to Goodykoontz, the death of CNN+…
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Scandal in Romania as country forced to buy 40 million doses of unnecessary COVID shots
In a statement released to the press last April 19, 2022, Romanian Minister of Health Alexandru Rafila said that the ministry had the opportunity to refuse the purchase of new doses of the vaccine, but instead bought an additional 40 million which are in excess of what the country needs. Former prime minister Florin Cîțu…
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NVOC Admits Implausible 90 Million Fully Vaccinated by June 30
In an April 20, 2022 article published in Phil Star Global, Sheila Crisostomo reported that the National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) admitted that fully vaccinating some 90 million Filipinos by June 30 will not likely be achieved. According to the report, at a public briefing, NVOC head and Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said they may not…
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Philippine COVID-19 Debts Amount to P1.31 Trillion
COVID-19 debt payoff takes two generations; Ben de Vera authored this news article and published it in Inquirer on April 17, 2022. According to the article, the Department of Finance (DOF) said on April 16, it will take 40 years, or about two generations, to repay the P1.31 trillion in foreign debt that the Duterte administration incurred…
