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CHED sees successful opening of AY 2021-2022

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said on Friday (Sept. 10) that the Academic Year 2021-2022 has successfully opened as one-third of the universities and colleges here began the semester in August, while the remaining will open in September and October.

Metro Manila LGUs make early preparation for adolescent vaccination

Some local government units in Metro Manila have opened their pre-registration for vaccination of individuals aged 12 to 17 years old, following the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval on the use of Moderna and Pfizer vaccines for adolescents.

9-M jab deliveries needed per week to vax target population by end-2021 – official

To achieve the national government’s goal to vaccinate at least 100 million residents here by the end of the year, the country needs about nine million doses of vaccine delivery every week, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said on Friday (Sept. 10).

56% of NCR’s eligible population now vaccinated

Around 5.4 million residents of the National Capital Region (NCR) or 56% of the region’s eligible population for COVID-19 vaccination are fully vaccinated. Around 8.2 million individuals or 84% have also received...

PRC postpones Physician Licensure Exams due to MECQ extension

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) postponed the Physician Licensure Examination due to extension of the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR).

MMC calls for eased restrictions for fully vaxxed population

The Metro Manila Council (MMC) on Thursday (Sep. 9) called on the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to ease the restrictions for COVID-19 fully vaccinated...

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