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...
President Duterte admitted that fear over the dreaded Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused him to keep the face shield requirement although many countries do not have the same policy. File photo of President Duterte wearing a face shield. (Malacañang photo) Duterte made the...
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...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Wednesday, September 8, pushed for a "Buy Filipino" provision in the 2022 national budget to make sure that the government would prioritize local products over foreign-made supplies in its procurements. In this file photo, Senate President Pro Tempore...
Blended learning is targeted to start this school year for some pilot schools Last Monday, September 6, DepEd (Department of Education) Undersecretary Nepomuceno Malaluan announced at the Laging Handa public briefing that there will be a pilot-run of face-to-face classes for lower grade levesl. “...
A local manufacturer of medical-grade face masks on Tuesday, September 7, admitted incurring financial losses from its contract with Department of Budget and Management's Procurement Service (DBM-PS), after it was told to trim their prices from what was agreed in their award. (Jansen Romero / FILE...
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...
