Philippines Ends Compulsory Mask Wearing Outdoors
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force on COVID-19 (IATF) to make mask-wearing...
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Smishing: Preview Of A Digital Future
The following statement was released by the National Privacy Commission (NPC) last September 8, 2022 to update cellphone users on...
IATF Recommends Ending Mandatory Masking Outdoors
The Philippines’ Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has recommended the voluntary wearing of masks...
UK To End Vaccination of Children Aged 5 to 11 Years
In this September 6, 2022, report for The Guardian, Nicola Davis reports on the latest announcement from the UK Health...
NACI Suggests Canadians Get COVID Boosters Every 90 Days
In a statement released last September 1, 2022, Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization said, “A shorter interval of at...
DOH Supports Decision To Allow Unvaxxed To Join In-Person Classes
In this August 30, 2022 article published by the Philippine News Agency, Ma. Teresa Montemayor reports on the recent statements...
CHED Scraps Vaccine Requirement for Students and Teachers
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has announced that it was removing the vaccination requirement for students and teachers who...
CDC Vows To Revamp Agency After Failed Pandemic Response
In this August 18, 2022, article for Politico, Megan Wilson and Krista Mahr report on the planned revamp of the...
Biden Administration Will Stop Buying COVID Vaccines, Treatments, Tests
In a statement to the press last August 16, 2022, Dr. Ashish Jha, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator, said that...
Baguio To Adopt Cashless Payments In Markets and Local Transport
Baguio City is the first local government unit (LGU) to adopt the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Paleng-QR Ph which...