DOH and DTI said this is allowed “provided that the quality of service is maintained.”

"It is verging on immoral to be stocking up on [a] war arsenal while our people reel in health and economic crisis," said Raymond Basilio, secretary-general of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers.

“Protection through the vaccine and health care support systems will primarily boost their immune system and more importantly, fortify their mental and emotional core to continue working under stressful COVID conditions,” the tourism chief said.

A total of 11,058 people who contracted the coronavirus disease have died in the country, data from the Department of Health showed.

“Teachers are trained to teach, not to administer vaccine,” Education Secretary Leonor Briones said Friday.

Government officials and employees on official trips would not need to get tested for COVID-19 or follow quarantine protocols at their destination.

The National Bureau of Investigation is close to finishing its probe into the death of flight attendant Christine Dacera, but they will invite he embalmer who processed her body before she was autopsied, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said.

Government agencies on Thursday clarified that motorists need not wear face masks if they are driving a private vehicle alone.

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Friday said they are waiting for the “proper time” to release the report, or at least parts of it, on the high-level review of more than 5,000 “drug war” operations that resulted in death.

The list was crafted by the Interim National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (iNITAG) and was approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Disease.