With only 23 percent of schools and 11 percent of students nationwide participating in limited face-to-face classes, a multi-stakeholder group raised concerns about the implementation of in-classroom learning amid the pandemic. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) To assess the implementation of...
A multi-stakeholder movement underscored the great need for ample government funding and a “more evidence-based and comprehensive plan” to expand safe school reopening as the country reopens its schools for limited face-to-face classes amid the Covid-19 pandemic. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go appealed to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to simplify requirements for college students as schools return to face-to-face classes. Go said the government should keep in mind that most people are still having a hard time adjusting to the new normal as students...
University of the Philippines (UP Diliman official Facebook page) In preparation for the reopening of face-to-face classes, the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) has released the guidelines for class activities under different alert levels. The guidelines outlined the activities during...
Senator Nancy Binay on Monday called on the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to get rid of the unnecessary requirements they have set for students participating in face-to-face classes. Binay made the call after CHED and the IATF required students...
Senatorial candidate and Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday warned public schools not to turn away students who are not yet vaccinated against Covid-19 as the country prepares for face-to-face classes. Escudero said he received reports that some schools have required students...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Department of Education (DepEd 9) has announced its preparedness to open all elementary and high schools in Zamboanga City for the progressive implementation of limited face-to-face classes. City Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Roy Tuballa said his office had long prepared...
Senatorial candidate Sorsogon Governor Francis ‘’Chiz’’ Escudero on Friday, April 8 said the Department of Education (DepEd) should immediately release the funds intended for its field offices to prepare public schools across the country for face-to-face classes. Escudero made the call...
Senator Christopher ‘’Bong’’ Go on Thursday, April 7 reiterated his call for government to intensify and properly implement the needed safety and health protocols in schools as more educational institutions were reported set to join the progressive expansion phase of face-to-face classes...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque on Tuesday, April 5, stressed that a safe school environment is "crucial" for children's development both academically and emotionally. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) During the launching of BIDA Kid campaign, Duque said a safe school environment...
The Department of Education (DepEd) announced that more than 3 million students in over 13,000 schools nationwide are currently participating in limited face-to-face classes amid the public health situation brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) Issuing a statement...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday resounded the alarm over the negative impact of the prolonged school closures to a Filipino child’s learning skill as he pressed the need to open all schools for limited face-to-face classes and implement a learning recovery program. Gatchalian made the call...
