MEDIUM-RISE BUILDINGS. The Department of Education (DepEd) shows a design for its medium-rise school building for learners, in a Facebook Livestream on Tuesday (March 29, 2022). The DepEd presented the design aiming to address problems of increased learners' population and classroom shortage. (Screengrab) MANILA- In response to the long-debated problem of classroom shortage in the country, the Department of Education (DepEd) has finally launched an exhibit of medium- and high-rise school building designs for learners, aimed to address climate change and population influx. In a Facebook Livestream on Tuesday, DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones said she is elated that these safe spaces are considered for children, especially as they prepared learners for the new normal. "As we are winding up our term, we formally recognize that we do need medium-rise school buildings, we need to save on space. We will not give up blended learning. Blended learning will take place in these kinds of b