BACOLOD CITY - Some 24 schools in various levels under the Department of Education Schools Division Office of Negros Occidental (DepEd-NegOcc) are holding limited face-to-face classes while 13 others approved this week will follow suit. Ian Arnold Arnaez, DepEd-NegOcc information officer, said on Thursday those approved on April 5 are expected to start in-campus classes after the Holy Week. At least 12 more schools have signified their intent to implement in-person classes and their applications are now being validated, he added. Those with limited face-to-face classes are Valladolid National High School-Senior High School and Aguntilang Elementary School, which were the initial two selected in the pilot last December. Arnaez said the DepEd uses the school safety assessment tool to determine the readiness of the school for the limited face-to-face classes. Schools eligible to participate in the in-person classes are those in minimal-risk areas based on criteria set by the Department of
EXPANDED F2F. The Mulapula National High School in Iloilo province's Passi City is one of the 15 public schools in Western Visayas that are joining the pilot limited face-to-face classes effective Monday (Dec. 6, 2021). Hernani Escullar Jr., Department of Education Western Visayas (DepEd-6) information officer, in an interview said a total of 20 schools are joining the pilot implementation composed of 18 public and two private schools. (PNA photo courtesy of DepEd-6) ILOILO CITY - An additional 15 public schools from Western Visayas are joining the pilot implementation of the limited face-to-face (F2F) classes effective Monday. Hernani Escullar Jr., Department of Education Western Visayas (DepEd-6) information officer, in an interview Monday said the region submitted a list composed of 171 schools following the call of their central office to recommend more schools for the limited F2F classes on November 10. The initial result came out with 17 schools on November 30 and was again t
BACOLOD CITY - At least 11 public elementary and secondary schools in Negros Occidental have been added to the list of schools that will take part in the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes starting December 6. In this capital city, only the Alangilan National High School qualified based on the safety assessment conducted by the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Health (DOH). Councilor Renecito Novero, chairperson of the Bacolod City Council committee on education, said on Friday the DepEd should make sure that those who will participate in the face-to-face classes are already vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). "We want to ensure that all teachers have already availed of the vaccine. Children aged 12 to 17 are also permitted to be vaccinated," he added. Other schools include Hiyang- Hiyang Elementary School in Cadiz City; Mabini National High School in Escalante City; Raymundo T. Tongson National High School in Him
Over 170 public schools have been approved by the Department of Education (DepEd) to participate in the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes as part of its expansion phase.
Students of Dumalneg Elementary School in Ilocos Norte during the first day of the pilot implementation of fac