Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is urging the Department of Education (DepEd) and Department of Health (DOH) to exhaust all measures to protect learners and teachers from Covid-19 as schools nationwide resume five days of face-to-face classes. Gatchalian said that aside from strictly implementing public...
Less than two weeks before the resumption of full face-to-face classes in public schools, demands for the implementation of stringent Covid-19 measures have resurfaced. In a press conference held by education group Aral Pilipinas, a health reform advocate stressed the need of ensuring the safety of...
CEBU CITY – Police here are gearing up for three major activities next month. The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) is set to map out security plans for All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days on Nov. 1 and 2, respectively, the opening of full face-to-face classes on Nov. 3, and the Bar examinations on...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III today said Filipinos have to live with 3,000 viruses out there, including the Covid-19 virus and its variants, since these have been with humans, mammals and other animals since time immemorial. ‘’We cannot live to be afraid of all of them,’’...
Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Tuesday, Oct. 18, said the return of 100 percent face-to-face classes is necessary, but it cannot be implemented simply with a written order. Face-to-face classes at the Lakan Dula Elementary School in Tondo, Manila (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Educators...
The Department of Education (DepED) bared the reasons on why they will allow the continuation of the blended learning scheme in private schools for school year 2022-2023. (DepED / MB Visual Content) Under DepED Order No. 44, private schools were granted the option to continue the implementation of...
A wise decision. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) That's how Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda described the Department of Education's (DepEd) move to to allow private institutions to continue with hybrid school arrangements, despite initial...
Vice President Sara Duterte’s office has extended various types of social services and assess the situation of the education sector in 16 provinces across the country since she assumed office on June 30. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte Facebook page) Duterte, who serves...
For Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda, Vice President Sara Duterte's more important accomplishment during her first 100 days in office, which lapsed on Friday, Oct. 7, was a no-brainer. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and Vice President Sara Duterte (MANILA BULLETIN) "The most...
To help ensure the safety of both learners and teachers when schools fully implement 100 percent face-to-face classes in November, a coalition is pushing for the use of a “Safe Schools Calculator” to assess appropriate ventilation. Lakan Dula Elementary School in Tondo, Manila holds a dry run...
With the planned resumption of 100 percent face-to-face classes this November, a group of education workers called on the government, particularly the Department of Education (DepED) to ensure the health and safety of both learners and teachers. Face-to-face classes resumed in Philippine schools...
A group of progressive faculty and academic employees at the University of the Philippines (UP) urged UP to "assert a higher budget" to guarantee the safe resumption of full face-to-face classes. University of the Philippines Diliman (FACEBOOK) The group called Congress of Teachers/Educators for...
