While it supports the gradual resumption of limited face-to-face classes, a group of teachers said that it would “not be practical” to hold in-person sessions at this time since the current school year is almost at its end. (Photo from DepEd) The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), a...
Silliman University (SU) will officially hold face-to-face classes in selected courses and subjects beginning May 2022, it announced on Friday, March 25. In an advisory, SU said that the face-to-face classes for college level will start on May 2, 2022. (Image courtesy of Silliman University)...
Senatorial candidate and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Thursday welcomed President Duterte’s order to resume in-person classes across the country, saying this would help solve the learning poverty in Philippines. Duterte’s order calling for the resumption of...
Two years after face-to-face classes have been suspended by the government due to the threat of Covid-19, the Department of Education (DepEd) is implementing the progressive expansion of limited in-person learning. (Photo from DepEd) However, Education Secretary Leonor Briones noted that the...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones / DepEd / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN Education Secretary Leonor Briones wanted to set one thing straight: the Philippines “never closed” its schools even amidst a pandemic. Briones, in a virtual presser on Wednesday, March 23, maintained that the schools...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, March 23, reiterated that vaccination against Covid-19 is not a requirement for learners who wish to attend limited face-to-face classes. (NOEL B. PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) “We have stated several times that we don’t require vaccination for...
As part of the implementation of the progressive expansion of limited face-to-face classes amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) has revised its School Safety Assessment Tool (SSAT) and is currently finalizing the guidelines on the conduct of in-person learning. (Photo...
(Photo courtesy of DepEd) More than 10,000 schools offering basic education nationwide are currently implementing limited face-to-face classes in areas under Alerts Levels 1 and 2, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, March 23. In a virtual presser, DepEd Assistant Secretary Malcolm...
An average Filipino student loses P6,600 per year or a total of P1.9 trillion due to school closures amid the ongoing global health crisis, according to a study conducted by the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP). (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) As of March, 312 out of 1,950 higher...
The Makati City local government launched on Monday, March, 21, the newest iteration of its Air Binay (AB) sneakers to its students in preparation for the start of face-to-face classes amid the decline in Covid-19 cases. (Photo from Patrick Garcia) Makati City Mayor Abby Binay, together with other...
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Education-Baguio reported that more than 97 percent of the agency’s non-teaching and teaching personnel are already fully vaccinated to ensure their readiness for the implementation of the limited face-to-face classes in the city. Dr. Mary Libeney Sito, medical...
BACOLOD CITY - The City of San Carlos in Negros Occidental has resumed its face-to-face classes (F2F) amid the reduction of Covid-19 cases in the province. Pupils of Florentina Ledesma Elementary School in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental attend the face-to-face classes. (Photo courtesy of San...
