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...
For teachers to have enough rest, a group on Friday, July 8, urged Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte to move to mid-September or early October the opening of classes for School Year (SY) 2022-2023. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Teachers’ Dignity...
With the plan to fully implement in-person learning by November this year, a group of education workers urged the national government to double the School Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) to ensure a safe reopening of classes. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has agreed with the proposal to require Filipinos to get the first booster shot as the country attempts to arrest the spread of Covid-19 Omicron subvariants, the state media reported. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. discusses the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. called Department of Health (DOH) officials for a meeting in Malacañang to ensure that vaccinating the population against Covid-19 continues amid plans to fully reopen schools by November this year. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. discusses the...
