DepEd-5 Director Gilbert Sadsad. (File photo) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Education in Bicol (DepEd-5) said it has started to open face-to-face (F2F) classes in the region and is expecting more schools to join. Mayflor Marie Jumamil, DepEd-5 spokesperson, in a message sent to the Philippine News Agency on Wednesday, said they are seeing an increase in the number of schools that will implement limited F2F classes if the region will stay under Alert Level 2 community quarantine status. However, she said the opening of in-school classes is not simultaneously done in at least 1,029 schools across Bicol. "May nag-start na, may next week. Hindi po sabay sabay pero within this month mag-start sila. (Some have started, others will start next week. It is not simultaneous but it will be this March)," Jumamil said. She said more schools have intended to open their doors to students and are currently preparing and complying with the required assessment. In a statement, DepEd-5 Direc