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MAKATI GIVE IN-PERSON CLASS STUDES FREE SNEAKERS

The Makati City government started the distribution of apparel to public school students on Monday in preparation for in-person classes hampered by almost two years of restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Makati Mayor Abby Binay led the ceremonial distribution of bags, personalized jackets, raincoats, and Air Binay 4.0 sneakers to pupils of Pio del […]

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NCR ALERT LEVEL 1 TO ALLOW MORE IN-PERSON CLASSES

Placing the National Capital Region (NCR) under Alert Level 1 would pave the way for more schools participating in limited face-to-face classes, Senator Win Gatchalian said. Gatchalian continues to push for the safe resumption of in-person learning, noting that the lack of face-to-face classes would cause what economic managers called education and economic scarring. Estimates […]

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27 KIDAPAWAN SCHOOLS TO START IN-PERSON CLASSES

Twenty-seven public schools in Kidapawan will start the limited face-to-face classes following the decline in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the city. Mayor Joseph Evangelista, who chairs the Inter-Agency Task Force for COVID-19, said in a meeting that the schools are 100 percent ready after passing the School Safety Assessment Tool and other requirements […]

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ORDER TO VAX TEACHERS FOR IN-PERSON CLASSES BACKED

The Philippine Educators Alliance for Community Empowerment (PEACE) Party-list has agreed with the order of the Department of Education that teachers and other school staffers attending in-person classes should be vaccinated against COVID-19. According to the party list, the DepEd order is not discriminatory, but is rather a necessary measure done in the public’s interest. […]

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SAFETY OF TEACHERS, LEARNERS FROM COVID-19 URGED

Uphold the safety of teachers and learners. Senator Win Gatchalian made this call following the imposition of Alert Level 3 in Metro Manila and the detection of more cases of the Omicron variant. While face-to-face classes or in-person classes in basic education are prohibited in areas under Alert Level 3, Gatchalian pointed out that teachers […]

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DEPED EYEING MORE IN-PERSON CLASSES — BRIONES

Education Secretary Leonor Briones is hoping to continuously expand the implementation of limited face-to-face classes as more Filipinos are vaccinated with the success of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Days. The government was able to administer a total of 10,254,560 COVID-19 vaccines nationwide in the five-day vaccination drive from November 29 to December 3 and even […]

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RISK ALLOWANCE FOR IN-PERSON CLASS TEACHERS URGED

A lawmaker urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to provide teachers with special risk allowance as the Philippines started its pilot run of face-to-face or in-person classes in select areas amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In filing House Resolution 2410, Marikina City Representative Stella Quimbo said teachers are clearly at risk of contracting COVID-19, […]

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VIGILANCE NEEDED IN IN-PERSON CLASSES – GATCHALIAN

While Senator Win Gatchalian welcomed the addition of more schools in the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face or in-person classes, he pressed the need for continued vigilance especially as the world monitors the threat of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. 177 more schools joined the pilot run of limited in-person learning recently. According to the Department […]

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MORE IN-PERSON CLASSES IN COVID-FREE AREAS URGED

Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero has expressed hope that the pilot run of the limited face-to-face (F2F) classes permitted by the Department of Education (DepEd) would be expanded to include more schools in areas free from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “Kami sa lalawigan ng Sorsogon ay nagpapasalamat sa DepEd pagkakasama ng isa nating paaralan para sa […]