With just under two weeks left before the start of the school year 2022-2023, ACT-Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro wants the 19th Congress to hurry up and fast track the adoption of a House Resolution allocating a P32-billion budget for the safe reopening of schools. Students at Cabacanan...
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...
To monitor the initial implementation of safe school reopening in the country, a multi-stakeholder group composed of education experts, teachers, parents, and students on Monday, Dec. 6 launched a back-to-school monitoring campaign. (Photo from SEQuRE Education Movement) The Movement for Safe,...
As more schools join the implementation of pilot face-to-face classes amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the country, a multi-stakeholder movement urged the government to address the initial challenges experienced by schools, teachers, students and parents. Aurora A. Quezon...
Various groups on Wednesday, Nov. 10, urged the national government to “build confidence” for safe school reopening by ensuring key health protection measures are in place. (Photo from DepEd) In a Unity Statement, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), National Union of Students of the...
Children between 12 and 17 years old who are immunocompromised will be prioritized in the inoculation program for the country’s youth that would boost efforts to reopen schools after more than a year and a half of lockdown. The Department of Health has announced that adolescents in this age...
Amid concerns on the implementation of limited face-to-face classes in low risk areas, education and health experts assured that the safety of stakeholders - particularly of students and teachers - will remain the utmost priority. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) During the virtual...
Before the first week of the newly-opened school year ends, President Duterte was once again urged to push for gradual reopening of schools -- especially in low-risk areas. Filipino students attend face-to-face classes before the COVID-19 pandemic (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Let...
Shortly after the delayed reopening of classes last year, Education Secretary Leonor Briones reported to the Senate that only 2.1 million or less than half of an estimated 4.3 million learners enrolled in private schools. Moreover, 865 out of 14,435 private schools nationwide suspended...
