MANILA, Philippines – With the resumption of face-to-face classes starting soon, independent COVID-19 monitor Octa Research warned that possible COVID-19 outbreaks in schools can’t be avoided. Octa fellow Dr. Guido David said that schools should have policies…
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Some 63,000 students have already enrolled in the different elementary and secondary schools here for the incoming school year. Dr. Nimfa Bongo, superintendent of the Department of Education in Mandaue City (DepEd Mandaue…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Two weeks before school year 2022 to 2023 starts, the Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) is more than halfway in reaching its target number of enrollees. As of Monday, August 8,…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) said COVID-19 vaccination status will not be a prerequisite in face-to-face classes, even among students. Dr. Salustiano Jimenez, DepEd-7 director, reiterated that students are not…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama wants to meet with the heads of the different public and private schools, as well as the university administrators, to discuss the possibility of having a uniformed schedule…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – There will be no discrimination among vaccinated and unvaccinated teachers who want to teach in a face-to-face setup, the Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) assures. Dr. Salustiano Jimenez, director of DepEd-7,…
A rare consensus among experts from different disciplines point to the protracted suspension of classes, followed by the restrictions on face-to-face (F2F) instruction, as the biggest blow inflicted by the pandemic on education and society. The public…
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Some schools in Mandaue City will be conducting emergency classes when full face-to-face classes will be implemented because of the lack of classrooms in some schools. Leo Daculan, public information officer and…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Provincial Board here is requesting the Department of Education (DepEd) to review its guidelines and policies for the resumption of face-to-face classes. The Capitol’s legislative body recently passed a resolution, asking DepEd…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—Department of Education Central Visayas (DepEd-7) regional director Salustiano Jimenez is confident that the region is ready to implement full face-to-face classes in November. This as 92-percent of public schools in Central Visayas have already…
MANILA, Philippines — The country’s chief economist has urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to facilitate make-up classes for younger school children as well as training for college students to make up for the two years of…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – As schools and students prepare for the resumption of traditional style of teaching, health officials here urged parents to get their children vaccinated as protection from COVID-19. The Department of Health in Central…
