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(Eagle News) — Classes in public schools will start on August 29 for this school year 2023 to 2024, the Department of Education said on Thursday, Aug. 3. According to DepEd, private schools, meanwhile, may choose when to start classes. The date they choose, however, should not be later than the last day of August. More than 28 million students enrolled in public schools in the school year 2022 to 2023. Over 12,000, meanwhile, enrolled […]
(Eagle News)–Education Secretary Leonor Briones officially declared the start of school year 2020-2021 on Monday, Oct. 5, as the country shifts to a blended learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Today, October 5, 2020, we open our schools. Today, we claim victory over the destroyer, COVID-19,” Briones said, reading from a prepared statement. According to the Education secretary, “we will not allow COVID-19 to destroy our children’s education and their future.” “Araw-araw may bagong krisis, bagong […]
Tells DepEd to proceed with plan if it can, nonetheless (Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte believes the country is not ready to shift to blended learning to teach students. The President made the comment in a briefing aired on Friday, June 5, even as he instructed Education Secretary Leonor Briones to proceed with the “noble idea that the children continue their education” if she could afford the necessary equipment. “We have to wait for the vaccine. […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate on Monday, June 1, approved on third and final reading a measure that seeks to give President Rodrigo Duterte the authority to reschedule the opening of classes to any date beyond August. Senate Bill No. 1541, which consolidates the proposals filed by Senators Joel Villanueva, Francis Tolentino, and Senate President Tito Sotto, seeks to amend Section 3 of Republic Act 7797 which specifically states that the start of the school […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The National Capital Regional Police Office is prepared for the start of classes on June 13 and is now at full alert. The NCRPO deployed 18, 000 police in Metro Manila to handle all possible contingencies. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/NGQtgCFpgOk
QUEZON City, Philippines, June 1 (Eagle News) — According to Philippine National Police Officer-In-Charge (PNP-OIC) Chief Deputy Director General Leonardo Espina, based on the various reports that he received from the regional offices of the PNP, that the start of the school year is generally peaceful, with no untoward incidents reported. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/WxUMLNpVK0A
As private schools start their classes, 18, 500 police remain at deployment duties all over Metro Manila to implement the security measures of “Oplan Balik Eskuwela 2014”.
Here is an update on the start of classes for private colleges with Eagle News reporter Jerold Tagbo.
