F2F CLASSES BACK SOON. Department of Education Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III says face-to-face classes will no longer be optional for public and private school learners starting Nov. 2, in a virtual briefing on Tuesday (July 12, 2022). He said options for blended learning and full distance learning will only be until Oct. 31, 2022. (Screengrab) MANILA- The Department of Education (DepEd) said Tuesday that mandatory classes for all public and private schools nationwide will start by November 2, to ensure educational recovery in the country. In a virtual press briefing, DepEd Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III said schools will be given options of in-person, blended, or full-distance learning only until October 31. But after this, all enrolled students will be required to attend face-to-face classes, under DepEd Order (DO) 034, series of 2022. "This is mandatory, they are all required to go to school and the mandate is really to eventually go face-to-face. Everybody who's e