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...
Public and private schools across the country will be given ample time to “slowly transition” from distance learning to full face-to-face classes beginning Nov. 2, 2022. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, July 12, released the official calendar...
With the expected surge in passenger demand in the opening of face-to-face (F2F) classes this year, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is calibrating its existing land transport programs. Hence, Transportation Secretary Jaime J. Bautista directed Road Transport and Infrastructure...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, July 12, announced that classes for school year (SY) 2022-2023 will begin on Aug. 22, 2022 and end on July 7, 2023. Photo taken at Cawayan Elementary School in Irosin, Sorsogon in December 2021 (OSDS – DepEd Sorsogon Province Official) DepEd has...
While it strongly supports the resumption of face-to-face classes, an organization of private schools appealed for “flexibility” when it comes to the learning delivery modalities that can be used for its students. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Even before President Ferdinand...
After testing positive for Covid-19 , President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. urged local government units (LGUs) to conduct large-scale immunization drives to booster-up school children ahead of the government's plan to resume face-to-face classes later this year. File photo Marcos said this in...
To address the shortage of teachers and reduce the class size to 35 students which would enable safe school reopening next school year, the Department of Education (DepEd) needs to hire more teachers. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines, in a...
Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Representative France Castro urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to ensure the safe implementation of face-to-face classes next school year. “We cannot afford another postponement of classes. DepEd and the administration of Marcos Jr. must make sure...
(MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) has expressed its support to the proposal to implement full resumption of face-to-face classes. “The Department of Health fully supports the opening of classes, (its) full implementation—we fully support that,” said Health...
