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Face-to-face classes a 'responsibility' of 3 main agencies, Briones says

Published Feb 9, 2022 10:18 am

As it implements the expansion phase of limited face-to-face classes this month, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that it will continuously adopt the “shared responsibility” framework by working closely with two other government agencies.

Photo taken at Cawayan Elementary School in Irosin, Sorsogon on Dec. 1, 2021. (OSDS - DepEd Sorsogon Province Official)

Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones underscored the good collaboration of DepEd, Department of Health (DOH), and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in implementing the guidelines of limited face-to-face classes and vaccination.

“The program for face-to-face classes which the President already delegated to us is a responsibility of three main agencies with DepEd as the main implementing agency,” Briones said.

“Then we have the Department of Health as our partner on health issues and risk assessment reports,” she added.

Briones said that DILG is also a “key stakeholder” for the progressive expansion since face-to-face classes cannot commence in the areas declared as Level 1 and 2 and without the consent of local government units (LGUs).

“We have also invited the Department of Interior and Local Government,” Briones said. “I believe we should not implement any policy in any region or any locality without their participation, without the consent of local governments,” she added.

With the expansion phase of face-to-face classes set to start this February, Briones said DepEd is continuously adopting its shared responsibility framework by working with DOH and DILG.

The collaboration, DepEd said, aims to “ensure that policies to protect education stakeholders are streamlined among the three agencies.”

Last week, Briones authorized all regional directors to commence the progressive expansion phase of face-to-face classes for both public and private schools.

Based on the risk assessment report of DOH for February 1 to 15, 2022, there are 304 public schools under Alert Level 2 areas which include 118 schools in Metro Manila cities; 12 in Batanes; 106 in Bulacan; 33 in Cavite; 21 in Rizal; five in Biliran, and nine in Southern Leyte.

Briones emphasized that the working arrangement with DOH is also “important” in the vaccination program of the government.

“Between DepEd and DOH, DepEd is responsible for matters of policy development, information campaigns, capacity building, and actual learning delivery,” Briones said. “On matters of health issues, it is the DOH which is responsible,” she added.

Meanwhile, Briones stressed that DepEd also complies with national policies followed by all public institutions --- including guidelines on unvaccinated individuals.

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