On March 23, the Department of Education announced that early registration in public schools for the academic year 2022-2023 will start on March 25 until April 30. The month-long registration encourages elementary and highschool students to cooperate which “allows the Department to make necessary preparations and adjustment of plans for the incoming school year,” DepEd said in a memorandum dated March 21. The pre-registration will include the students from incoming Kindergarten, Grades 1,7 and 11 while learners from Grades 2 to 6, Grades 8 to 10 and 12 are considered pre-registered. “Private schools are encouraged to conduct their respective early...

Today marks the 74th day since we all ordered to stay at home. Unfortunately, everything around us became uncertain. All our visions for the future have suddenly gone blurry. The number of positive cases continuously spiking up each day, no curve has been flattened yet, and the plan for mass testing is still far from reality.   Photo courtesy of Alecs Ongcal / Rappler   Metro Manila, the country’s epicenter of COVID-19 pandemic, is set for a possible transition under general community quarantine (GCQ) as the majority of the mayors have unanimously voted for it on Tuesday, May 26, 2020....

Matapos ang dalawang buwan ng enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), sumailalim na nga ang Baguio City sa general community quarantine (GCQ) na kung saan pinayagan na muling magbukas ang ilang mga serbisyo sa lungsod ngunit bago pa man ito, naging usap-usapan ang naging mahusay na pamamaraan at pamamalakad ng siyudad na ito. Sa buong Pilipinas, Baguio City na nga siguro ang pinakadisiplinadong lugar sa pagharap sa krisis ng COVID-19. Ilan sa mga nakabibilib na aksyong ginawa ng lungsod ay gumawa ng ingay sa social media at maging ilan nga ay nag viral pa.   DISTANCING DISCS O THE “CIRCLES OF LIFE”...

By: Jhoemz Vercide | The NBA Legend who tragically passed away in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on Sunday at aged 41 with daughter Gianna and seven others is more than just a basketball champion—he’s truly a life champion. The sudden death of the five-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player and an Olympic gold medalist was really a shocking moment to many especially to his family and loved ones. Photo courtesy: ANDREW D. BERNSTEIN NBAE VIA GETTY IMAGES Little did we know about Kobe Bryant, after his two-decade stint as basketball legend in Los Angeles Lakers in National Basketball...

This year’s summer season might be the hottest and hardest ever for all of us. We are forced to stay at home due to COVID-19 pandemic and experienced the burden of this weather. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said temperature is expected to further rise this month of May and as we counting on the remaining days of May, the free trial in hell in the Metro seems to be extended. In the past weeks. We have experienced and even recorded the highest temperature this year with 36.8 degrees Celsius. PAGASA defines “heat index” as the...