Senator Nancy Binay urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to look into the possibility of suspending the wearing of school uniforms amid the continuing dengue threat in the country.
In a letter to Education Sec. Leonor Briones, Binay noted how students can wear jogging pants or long pants instead of school uniforms until the dengue threat is controlled.
“Forgo the wearing of uniforms in school in favor of clothing like long sleeves, knee-high socks, and jogging/long pants.”
“I am respectfully requesting that your office study the possibility of allowing students to forgo the wearing of uniforms in school in favor of clothing like long sleeves, knee-high socks, and jogging/long pants that would add extra protection against insect bites,” the veteran legislator said in the letter.
The Department of Health (DOH)had earlier declared a national dengue alert amid the rapid rise in the number of cases of the disease.
Latest data from the agency show that there have been 271,480 recorded dengue cases from January 1 to August 31, 2019. The figure includes 1,107 deaths reported through the DOH routine surveillance system.
“It is only fitting that we explore all possible avenues to ensure that our children are protected from this health risk.”
“It is only fitting that we explore all possible avenues to ensure that our children are protected from this health risk,” the seasoned lawmaker said.
“This is but a small step we can do that could go a long way towards preventing our children from contracting the disease,” Binay added.