TACLOBAN CITY -- Local Government Units in Eastern Visayas have suspended government works and classes at all levels for Monday due to heavy rains and massive flooding brought by Tropical Storm 'Agaton'. Southern Leyte Governor Damian Mercado issued an executive order suspending classes at all...
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...
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...
Over 17,000 schools nationwide have been nominated for face-to-face classes expansion, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, April 4, said. (Photo from DepEd) DepEd, in a statement, reported that 17,479 public and private schools are nominated by regional offices to join the progressive...
Silliman University's (SU) selected face-to-face classes in the college level will now begin on May 11 instead of May 2, 2022. (Image courtesy of Silliman University) In light of the local and national elections on May 9, SU moved its scheduled in-person classes to May 11 instead of the previously...
UniTeam senatorial candidate Herbert Bautista on Tuesday urged the government to hire more teachers as more schools prepare for the resumption of face-to-face classes. Bautista, a former Quezon City mayor, said the government should now go full blast in their preparation especially if in-person...
The Makati City local government resumed on Monday, March 28, face-to-face classes in 12 public schools after a two-year hiatus amid the Covid-19 pandemic. "After nearly two years, our students are excited to go back to school and use their new uniform, school bags, rubber shoes, and other school...
After two years of distance learning, the University of the Philippines (UP) is gradually opening its doors for face-to-face classes anew. University of the Philippines (Photo from UP Diliman Facebook page) UP is requiring its students who will participate in face-to-face classes to have medical...
Senator Francis ‘Tol’ Tolentino on Sunday welcomed the Department of Education’s (DepEd) decision to allow the conduct of limited face-to-face graduation ceremonies in low-risk areas amid the declining number of Covid-19 infections in the country. The DepEd recently announced that in-person...
