Vice President Leni Robredo has agreed that Filipino students should not be allowed back to school now because of the more transmissible and contagious Delta variant. (Vice President Leni Robredo/Facebook) Robredo said students had a “missed opportunity” of attending face-to-face classes when...
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Popoy De Vera warned about the possible dangers of not allowing students - especially those who are taking up courses related to health and safety - to attend limited face-to-face classes which require hands-on experience. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA...
An opposition leader is convinced that Senator Christopher “Bong” Go’s advise for Health Secretary Francisco Duque to resign is a ploy to take off the heat of critical public opinion from the “questionable transactions” of the Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management....
A youth group prodded the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to vaccinate more students and teachers first before allowing the resumption of physical classes. Personnel of San Juan National High School clean and disinfect a classroom in line with San Juan City...
Universities and colleges that are eyeing to reopen face-to-face classes for the degree programs they offer are encouraged by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to retrofit their facilities and revise their curriculum. CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera visits the Universidad de Zamboanga (UZ) –...
As long as students and the faculty are safe, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Popoy De Vera expressed optimism that more higher education institutions (HEIs) will be allowed to reopen their campuses for limited face-to-face classes. Limited face-to-face classes at the National...
Three colleges in Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) were allowed by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to resume face-to-face classes on a limited basis. Institute of Business, Science, and Medical Arts, Inc.; Luna Gaco Colleges, Inc.; and Occidental Mindoro State College....
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is currently awaiting the approval of President Duterte to allow the expansion of limited face-to-face classes to three more degree programs. (Photo from UNSPLASH) “Two weeks ago, I told the IATF that I will be asking permission from the President to...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Friday, Aug. 27, announced that over a hundred higher education institutions (HEIs) nationwide have been allowed to hold limited face-to-face classes. Limited face-to-face classes for students taking up Medical Technology at the National University (ALI...
The Philippines is "on its way" to conducting pilot face-to-face classes in schools within areas with low number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, including locations under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesperson...
Some senators on Wednesday, August 25, deplored the Department of Education (DepEd) for its supposed lack of enthusiasm to push for the resumption of physical classes especially in areas that have little risks for COVID-19. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Senator Nancy Binay noted that from the...
Even without face-to-face classes this incoming school year, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that schools will remain operational areas that would cater to the needs of learners and other education stakeholders. File photo shows Lawang Bato National High School, Valenzuela City taken on...
