The Amihan National Federation of Peasant Women joined the broadening call of various education stakeholders, such as teachers, students, parents, and others for a safe school reopening of classes on Sept. 13. (Unsplash) Amihan demanded for gradual face-to-face classes and reiterated that distance...
The proposed face-to-face pilot run for Kinder to Grade 3 students is "backed" by medical expert, according to an official of the Department of Education (DepEd). (MB FILE PHOTO) In an interview on CNN Philippines Tuesday night, Sept. 7, DepEd Undersecretary Nepomuceno Malaluan said the pilot run...
Various groups and education stakeholders on Tuesday, Sept. 7, issued a five-point demand to the national government as another school year starts under the imposition of distance learning. (MB FILE PHOTO) "The President has rejected at least three times the proposals to reopen schools in areas...
Unvaccinated teachers, who will be part of the proposed pilot face-to-face classes but are from areas that are not prioritized for vaccination, will be considered for inclusion in the priority list. Photo taken at Palma Gil Integrated School PGIS in Talaingod, Davao del Norte last June 2021. (DepEd...
After more than a year of resorting to a hybrid format, President Duterte may now allow the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes in coronavirus (COVID-19) low-risk areas, Malacañang said. (RIO DELUVIO / FILE PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement a...
A total of 120 schools - both from public and private sectors - are now being eyed for the implementation of pilot face-to-face classes under the Department of Education (DepEd) once allowed by President Duterte. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN “We are informed that DOH has announced...
Unless other people or groups have a “better” suggestion, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Popoy De Vera appealed to the public, especially to those who are against the implementation of limited face-to-face classes in select courses, not to “overreact.” In a Facebook comment...
Vice President Leni Robredo has agreed that Filipino students should not be allowed back to school now because of the more transmissible and contagious Delta variant. (Vice President Leni Robredo/Facebook) Robredo said students had a “missed opportunity” of attending face-to-face classes when...
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Popoy De Vera warned about the possible dangers of not allowing students - especially those who are taking up courses related to health and safety - to attend limited face-to-face classes which require hands-on experience. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA...
A youth group prodded the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to vaccinate more students and teachers first before allowing the resumption of physical classes. Personnel of San Juan National High School clean and disinfect a classroom in line with San Juan City...
Universities and colleges that are eyeing to reopen face-to-face classes for the degree programs they offer are encouraged by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to retrofit their facilities and revise their curriculum. CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera visits the Universidad de Zamboanga (UZ) –...
As long as students and the faculty are safe, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Popoy De Vera expressed optimism that more higher education institutions (HEIs) will be allowed to reopen their campuses for limited face-to-face classes. Limited face-to-face classes at the National...
