LIMITED F2F. Department of Education (DepEd) Ilocos Regional Office Policy, Planning, and Research Division regional office planning officer Pedro Jose Cudal during the virtual forum on April 26, 2022. Cudal gave updates on the number of learners joining the limited F2F classes in the region. (Screenshot from DepEd Ilocos' livestream) SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union - Some 497,266 learners in the Ilocos Region have joined the implementation of the expanded limited face-to-face (F2F) classes as of April 21 this year. Department of Education (DepEd) Ilocos Regional Office Policy, Planning, and Research Division planning officer Pedro Jose Cudal said of the total number, 299,539 are under kindergarten to Grade 6, 137,070 are in junior high school, and 60,657 are in senior high school. Cudal said there are now 1,839 schools out of the total 3,409 schools in the region that are participating in the expanded limited F2F classes. "Among the factors affecting the students to participate i