The postponed face-to-face classes in three public schools in Zambales will push through on Wednesday, Nov. 17, the Department of Education (DepEd) said. Burgos Elementary School in Botolan, Zambales welcomes Indigenous People (IP) learners during the first day of pilot face-to-face classes....
While teachers are ready for the partial reopening of schools during the pilot run of limited face-to-face classes, a group urged the government to protect their welfare by giving them less non-teaching duties. Photo taken at Latian Elementary School in Alabel Sarangani last January 2021 (DepEd...
The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has approved resolution no. 148-G, which adopts the Commission on Higher Education's (CHED) proposed phased implementation of limited face-to-face classes for all programs under the Alert Levels System (ALS) for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response. Cabinet...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Nov. 16, declared the first day of pilot face-to-face classes a “success.” First day of face-to-face classes in Laserna Integrated School in Nabas, Aklan (Photo from DepEd) In a virtual press briefing, Education Secretary Leonor Briones and other...
Former Senator and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero said he hopes the Department of Education (DepEd) will expand the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes to include more schools located in areas free of COVID-19. Escudero, at the same time, lauded the DepEd...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Nov. 16, said that the vaccination rate of its personnel nationwide continues to increase. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual press briefing, DepEd’s Bureau of Learner Support Services (BLSS) Director Lope Santos III gave an update on the...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones on Tuesday, Nov. 16, announced that the Department of Education (DepEd) has been allowed by the President to make important decisions on expanding the pilot study of limited face-to-face classes. Dumalneg Elementary School in Ilocos Norte welcomes students during...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Nov. 16, has identified the 20 private schools that will join the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes. (RIO DELUVIO / FILE PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual press briefing, DepEd Director Jocelyn Andaya gave updates on the private...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, Nov. 16 pushed for regular COVID-19 tests for teachers after witnessing the start of the pilot implementation of limited in-person classes in select schools on Monday, Nov. 15. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture,...
The excitement of finally reopening select Philippine schools for limited face-to-face classes was marred by concerns after two public schools in Zambales postponed its scheduled activities on Monday, Nov. 15. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a phone interview, Assistant Schools...
While School Year (SY) 2021-2022 officially started in September, it feels like the first day of classes all over again on Monday, Nov. 15 the first day of the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes for basic education. A pupil in Motiong Central Elementary School, Samar welcomes the first...
A students' group hit the presence of armed cops inside a school in Pangasinan during the implementation of pilot face-to-face classes on Monday, Nov. 15. Under the Department of Education's (DepEd) policy for Schools as Zone of Peace, schools should be free from the presence of "armed combatants,...
