Students will still not be allowed to return to school despite the planned opening of the classes this September. Some teachers hold online classes under distance learning. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, the government will continue to prohibit...
If the government considers vaccination as a prerequisite before allowing the resumption of face-to-face classes, a group of education workers said that a national immunization program for teachers and students should be established. A DepEd employee getting vaccinated against COVID-19 (Photo from...
While it acknowledged the importance of the government’s vaccination efforts for the resumption of face-to-face classes, a group on Friday, July 16, said that there are other measures that can be implemented to ensure the safety of students and teachers. Face-to-face classes held before the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, July 16, announced the issuance of guidelines on the conduct of remedial and advancement classes during “summer 2021” which will start next week. Photo taken in Tanza Elementary School, Roxas City in June 2021/ Mary Joy Gutierez / DepEd “Remedial...
Recognizing the importance of face-to-face classes for stakeholders, Education Secretary Leonor Briones on Wednesday, July 14, expressed hope that the resumption of face-to-face learning this upcoming school year remains a possibility. 100118_teacher_12_vicoy “All those who are interested in...
The Philippines will continue to implement the "blended learning" policy until more people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease, Malacañang said Monday. Without face-to-face classes, teachers are expected to teach remotely during school year. (ALVIN KASIBAN / MANILA BULLETIN)...
A students' group on Sunday, July 11, hit the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for only spending half of its funds allocated under the Bayanihan 2 for online learning. (UNSPLASH) Citing a recent report from the Commission on Audit, the National Union of Students of the Philippines said P3...
Malacañang said that the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes under the basic education curriculum may happen sooner than expected now that vaccinations against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been picking up. A teacher holds face-to-face classes before schools were closed due to...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is eyeing the inclusion of students in the government's vaccination priority list against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Tara Yap/Manila Bulletin File photo) In an interview over DZBB on Sunday, July 4, CHED Chairman Prospero De Vera hopes the plan would...
Students from Cebu City made the rounds on social media after they wore their school uniforms in public as they called for the "safe and gradual" resumption of face-to-face classes. (Photo from Celine Lagundi) In a Facebook post, Mariel Dumaraos, councilor at the Supreme Student Council of the...
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) will continue implementing distance learning in the academic year (AY) 2021-2022. University of Santo Tomas (Photo from ust.edu.ph) "The University of Santo Tomas will continue to implement Enriched Virtual Mode (EVM) of Instruction," UST Office of the...
The threat of the Delta coronavirus variant is the "monkey wrench" that prevents the government from allowing the resumption of face-to-face classes in the country, according to President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) And given such virus threat, the President has...
