Department of Education (DepEd) announced that it will comply with President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to suspend face-to-face classes until a vaccine for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) is available. In a statement, DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones thanked Duterte for supporting DepEd’s endeavor…Read More »
The Senate has approved on third and final reading a bill that gives the President the authority to postpone the opening of classes beyond August. Senator Win Gatchalian, co-author and sponsor of Senate Bill No. 1541, thanked his colleagues for recognizing the…Read More »
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III said that it is safe to open classes on August 24, the schedule given by the Department of Education (DepEd) in their school calendar. Duque disagreed with President Rodrigo when asked about the opening…Read More »
Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. has reaffirmed his stand to forego the opening of classes in August as the coronavirus remains a threat in the country. The governor supports Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s statement of not allowing classes to open until a vaccine is…Read More »
Mayor Jerry Treñas has formally asked the Department of Education to reconsider its earlier pronouncement of opening the classes this August and instead postpone it to next year. In a letter addressed to Education Secretary Leonor Briones posted in Iloilo City Government…Read More »
Department of Education (DepEd) announced that while the formal school opening will be on August, the enrollment period will start this June 2020. In a Department Order No. 007 series of 2020 which also included the school calendar and activities for academic…Read More »
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) will allow the resumption of classes in private schools in June so long as there would be no “face-to-face” interactions, Malacañang said on Saturday. During the Laging Handa program aired…Read More »