(File photo) MANILA - The House of Representatives has urged the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to support public school teachers and college faculties amid the pandemic through the provision of personal protective equipment, disinfectants, tablets or laptops, and broadband subscription. During Wednesday night's plenary session, the chamber adopted House Resolution 2471, which seeks to promote the safety of teachers and their students, as well as advance the capacities of teachers challenged by distance learning. "In consideration of the probability of the continuing transmission of Covid-19, teachers and non-teaching personnel should be amply protected against the disease and should therefore be provided with the standard personal protective equipment based on the Alert Level raised by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, such as face masks, face shields, and 70 percent ethyl alcohol,&qu
Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones on Wednesday, Feb. 2, authorized all Regional Directors to commence the progressive expansion phase of face-to-face classes for both public and private schools.
(MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) DepEd made this announcement after President Duterte appr
Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones announced on Wednesday that she has already authorized all Department of Education (DepEd) regional directors to commence with the progressive expansion phase of face-to-face (F-to-F) classes for both public and private schools. The Department of Education (DepEd) said that a total of 304 public schools…