MANILA, Philippines — The scorching heat has prompted more local government units in Metro Manila from announcing the suspension of in-person school classes on Wednesday, April 24. The suspension of face-to-face classes and the shift to online…
The Department of Education (DepEd) has released the guidelines for public schools seeking exemption from the full implementation of in-person classes. In a memorandum released on Thursday, DepEd recognizes that some schools “may be temporarily unable to…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) will let parents decide whether to let their kids continue wearing face masks inside schools or not. Dr. Salustiano Jimenez, regional director of DepEd-7, said…
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — A few public schools in Mandaue City is implementing three shifts of classes to be able to conduct the mandatory five-day, in-person classes. Today is the first day of the full implementation of…
CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — Around 40 private schools in Central Visayas have informed the Department of Education (DepEd) about their plan not to adopt the mandatory in-person classes starting on Nov. 2. According to DepEd-Central Visayas Director Salustiano…
In-person classes have returned—and so have all the problems we’ve had before the pandemic. Classroom shortages. Typhoon-caused class suspensions. Transportation and commuting problems due to inadequate public transportation. Teachers having to go above and beyond, reaching into…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) has assessed that there was a moderate traffic situation on the first day of in-person classes in the city on Monday, August 22, 2022. Paul Gotiong, CCTO…
Less than half of the country’s schools, both public and private, can fully conduct in-person classes when the new academic year begins next week. The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Office of the Vice President (OVP)…
MANILA, Philippines — Students who contract COVID-19 once face-to-face classes start will be excused from their classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) said Tuesday, August 16, 2022. DepEd spokesman Michael Poa was responding to the query…
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…
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…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The traffic management office heads of the cities of Talisay, Cebu, Mandaue, and Lapu-Lapu have set their traffic management plans for Balik Skwela 2022. Edwin Jumao-as, executive director of Traffic Enforcement Agency of…
