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...
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...
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...
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...
