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Gov't to prioritize student welfare in academic calendar review — PBBM

Published Aug 14, 2023 03:50 am

At A Glance

  • There are recommendations to bring back the opening of the school year to June and the school vacation to April and May due to reports of students and teachers suffering due to the extreme heat.
  • Marcos says the DepEd was already conducting studies to determine the ideal academic calendar.
  • School Year 2023-2024 will officially open on Aug. 29.

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. assured the public that the government will prioritize the students' welfare in its review of the academic calendar.

BBM SARA (Ali Vicoy)
BACK-TO-SCHOOL — President Marcos speaks to the media in Victorino Mapa High School in Manila, following this year's Brigada Eskwela on Aug. 14, 2023. Joining him was Vice President Sara Duterte. (Ali Vicoy)

Marcos said this amid recommendations to bring back the opening of the school year to June and the school vacation to April and May due to reports of students and teachers suffering due to the extreme heat.

In an interview on Monday, Aug. 14, President Marcos said the Department of Education (DepEd), led by Vice President Sara Duterte) was already conducting studies to determine the ideal academic calendar.

"Malaking tanong ‘yan. Hindi ganoon kasimple ‘yan kasi noong pinalitan natin, pinalitan natin ‘yung schedule dahil may pandemic, tapos ngayon naman climate change ang kailangan nating pag-usapan (That's a big question. it's not that simple because we changed it before due to the pandemic. Now we have climate change to consider)," he said.

"Sa schedule ngayon napakainit at pati yung mga bata ay hinihimatay na. Kaya’t kailangan natin isama sa ating pag-aaral ‘yan (The schedule now is too hot and the kids are fainting. We need to include that in our studies)," he added.

Marcos said they have no preference as to when the school year should start as long as it would be good for all education stakeholders, especially the students.

"Titingnan lang talaga natin kung ano yung pinakamaganda both for the kids, especially for the children, at saka sa mga teacher at saka sa mga administrative non-teaching staff (We're just looking into the most ideal situation for the kids, the teachers, and the administrative non-teaching staff)," he said.

"Dahil kailangan papapasukin natin sila mainit masyado, baka hindi na kayang gawin ang trabaho nila, magkasakit pa (Because if we require them to come to school when it's too hot, then the couldn't do their jobs. They might get sick, too)," he added.

School Year 2023-2024 will officially open on Aug. 29.

Last year, the DepEd welcomed 28.4 million learners for School Year 2022-2023 after the resumption of full in-person classes and extracurricular activities.

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