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LOOK: Longos Elementary School prepares for pilot run of face-to-face classes
LOOK: Longos Elementary School in Alaminos City, Pangasinan holds dry run of face-to-face classses in preparation for Monday, November 15. It is one of the 100 public schools included in the pilot run. 📷 Nathaniel Wamil | via @bnzmagsambolhttps://t.co/UDZPcW6y8jpic.twitter.com/s4vy6x0Vgm
The Department of Education (DepEd) said on Tuesday, November 9, that students joining the pilot run of limited face-to-face classes in the country will not undergo COVID-19 testing.
In a press briefing on Tuesday, Education Assistant Secretary Malcolm Garma said the Department of Health (DOH) did not recommend COVID-19 testing for children.
“We really cannot imagine the small children undergoing the swab test. It’s very traumatic. I mean even for us, adults, it’s difficult. The answer of DOH is really no,” Garma said.
Schools in Calbayog City gear up for limited face-to-face classes
Lance Lim
The Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Calbayog City has geared up its preparations for the start of limited face-to-face classes on November 15.
Four schools in the city form part of the group of 10 Eastern Visayas schools allowed to join the pilot run of the face-to-face classes.
DepEd Calbayog said there will be 104 kindergarten to Grade 3 students at the the Dawo Integrated School, 160 kindergarten to Grade 3 students at the Macatingog Integrated School, 110 at the Mawacat Elementary School, and 90 at the Pilar National Agricultural High School.
Nine Ilocos Norte schools to reopen for pilot run of in-person classes
John Michael Mugas
At least 28 schools in the province were initially shortlisted to participate in the program but this was reduced to only nine schools following a “series of safety assessments.”
Duterte allows more schools to hold face-to-face classes
The Department of Education (DepEd) said on Friday, November 12, that more schools will join the pilot run of face-to-face classes after President Rodrigo Duterte approved the proposal.
“With the approval of the Office of the President, the Department of Education is announcing that it will increase the number of participating schools in the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes,” the DepEd said in a statement.
The DepEd said that in close coordination with the Department of Health (DOH), they assessed that more schools were qualified to join the pilot run, as the COVID-19 situation in the country continues to improve.
After more than a year of battling the coronavirus pandemic, the Philippines will reopen up to 120 schools for limited face-to-face classes in a pilot run approved by President Rodrigo Duterte.
Here’s what we know so far about the pilot run of limited face-to-face classes in the Philippines.
