(PNA file photo) MANILA - The Department of Education (DepEd) said on Tuesday the number of schools being considered for progressive in-person classes has now reached 21,352 or around 30 percent of all schools in the country. This figure included 20,811 public schools and 541 private schools, with a total of around 4,271,743 learners nationwide. In a press briefing, the DepEd said the government is targeting to prepare all schools nationwide, with the help of the Department of Health (DOH) and local government units. "It's already around 30 percent of the total number of schools, the target since we already instructed all schools to undergo assessment, the target really is 100 percent as long as kahit na sila ay wala pa sa (even though they are not yet under) Alert level 1 and 2, as long as qualified na sila. So once their areas are declared already under Alert Levels 1 and 2, they can start," DepEd Assistant Secretary Malcolm Garma said. Garma said if the alert level sta