The HB 9007 or the proposed Non-Combustible Nicotine Delivery Systems Act act seeks to lower the minimum age for the use of e-cigarettes to 18 years old as well as regulate the manufacture and sale of all tobacco systems.
According to DOH, the priority is still for vulnerable sectors to get jabbed as soon as possible. However, the government is expected to procure more doses of Pfizer vaccine as it is the only vaccine applicable for the age group.
Through appropriate training programs that complement technologies, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority and the Department of Agriculture provide Kalinga farmers with skills and competencies.
The Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it would amend Pfizer's emergency use authorization (EUA) to allow it to be used on 12- to 15-year-old teenagers. Are you willing to be vaccinated against COVID-19?
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced that traditional face-to-face learning will no longer be implemented as the flexible learning system will continue in school year 2021 onwards. Going back to the traditional mode of learning would waste investments and technology, teachers’ training and retrofitting of facilities.
May is known as Volunteerism Month and as the Philippines have gone through so much this year, more youth have become actively helping fellow Filipinos rise above the struggles. Here are local organizations where the youth can volunteer in various advocacies.
The IATF is set to discuss including students and children in the vaccine priority list. According to CHED Chairman J. Prospera de Vera III, this would ensure that students can go back to face-to-face classes without fear for their safety against COVID-19.