Government should place high risk areas of COVID-19 such as Davao City and National Capital Region under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), a research group from University of the Philippines says.
The Department of Education (DepEd) is rolling out preparations for the school opening on August 24, as it seeks local government units to assist in distributing printed learning materials for students with no gadgets and internet access.
The newly appointed head of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Wilkins Villanueva said he will bring his “best practices” as a former regional anti-drug czar for a “stronger, massive approach” on the campaign against illegal drugs.
A community college in Davao de Oro expressed concern of their students’ safety in a government quarantine facility after receiving reports of lapses in protocol.
Moro human rights group hold the military accountable for the reported mortar shelling during Eid'l Fitr celebration Sunday in a village in Datu Saudi Ampatuan town in Maguindanao that killed two children and injured several others.