Teachers Dignity Coalition (TDC) reiterated that they are in favor of the implementation of face-to-face classes in the upcoming school year (SY) 2022-2023, but they likewise stressed the need to ensure safe resumption of classes amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. (Manila Bulletin File Photo)...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte remained firm that there should be “no segregation, no discrimination” among the vaccinated and unvaccinated students who will start attending face-to-face classes in November this year. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo by Ali Vicoy /...
The Department of Health (DOH) said that Covid-19 vaccination sites will be set up in different schools to encourage more eligible students as well as their guardians to get vaccinated against the viral disease. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire made the statement as different schools...
Despite the government’s pronouncement that classes for the incoming school year will start next month, a teachers’ group once again appealed to Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte to reconsider the school opening date set on Aug. 22. (NOEL PABALATE /...
With the government’s plans to implement full face-to-face classes in basic education by November, Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte urged the public to get vaccinated against Covid-19. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview on Thursday, July 14,...
For a group of education workers, the guidelines set by the Department of Education (DepEd) for the resumption of face-to-face classes are “unacceptable” for lacking any substantive health measure that would protect teachers and students. (MANNY LLANES / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Alliance...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte stood firm on Department Order No. 34, on the decision to start School Year 2022-23 in public schools on August 22, while citing that the country is now in a better position to transition to in-person classes. (RIO DELUVIO / MANILA BULLETIN...
The school opening date for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 set on Aug. 22 will push through, Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte confirmed on Thursday, July 14. (DepEd file photo) In an interview, Duterte reiterated that the incoming school year would start next...
Higher education institutions (HEIs) cannot be required to conduct face-to-face classes, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Wednesday, July 13, said. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual presser, CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera explained that the existing policy of the...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Wednesday, July 13, raised concerns that public school teachers won’t be getting enough rest after the Department of Education (DepEd) announced that the start of regular classes will be on Aug. 22. (RIO DELUVIO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) ACT...
A group of teachers urged Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte to “reconsider” moving the opening of School Year (SY) 2022-2023, which has been set on Aug. 22, to a later date to give them enough time to rest. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “We are ready to take...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) vowed on Wednesday, July 13, to intensify the road-clearing operations in the National Capital Region (NCR) in preparation for the opening of classes that is expected to shift to face-to-face based on the instruction of Vice President and...
