A bill reverting the school calendar to June to March starting the school year 2024 to 2025 was filed in the House of Representatives amid the struggle to hold classes in the heat of the summer season.
House Deputy Minority Leader France Castro of ACT Teachers party-list, House Assistant Minority Leader Arlene Brosas of Gabriela party-list, and Kabataan party-list Representative Raoul Manuel made the proposal under House Bill 8550 which also limits the number of school days to 180 to 220 days.
Castro, however, said class cancellations due to heavy rains and flooding can be dealt with accordingly compared with too much heat during the summer months of April and May which leaves students, and even teachers, sick, resulting in disrupted learning which was already disrupted for at least two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
ACT Philippines President Vladimir Quetua and ACT NCR Union President Ruby Bernardo backed Castro, saying that holding classes in intense heat resulted in an unhealthy learning environment and took away due vacation days for both students and teachers. “As a result, the vacation days due us teachers, which is 60 days plus 14-day Christmas break, are being chipped away. For one, the classes will end on July 7, but there will still be ceremonial rites, including graduation rites, and even a learning camp [for remedial classes],” he added.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Gaze up: June Bootid meteor shower peaking on June 27MANILA, Philippines – Another astronomical wonder, the June Bootid meteor shower. will light up the skies over the country this month. The Philippine Atmospheric,
Read more »
Coldplay releases ticket prices, seat plan for Manila concert in 2024It's time to save up because Coldplay has already released its ticket prices for their Manila concert. | via philstarlife
Read more »
Cebu City is ready to host Palarong Pambansa 2024“Cebu is ready,” said Cebu City Sports Commission (CCSC) chairman John Pages after successfully hosting the five-day Palarong Pambansa Pre-National Qualifying Meet (PNQM) Cluster 3 that wrapped up last Saturday, June 17, 2023. CDNDigital
Read more »
Angelica balak mag-showbiz comeback sa 2024: ‘Ngayon nakapila lang ang scripts, offers sa ‘kin’INAMIN ng aktres na si Angelica Panganiban na hindi pa siya handang bumalik sa mundo ng showbiz. Kamakailan lang ay ipinagdiriwang ng couple na sina Angelica at Gregg Homan ang isang taon ng pagiging vlogger.... CDNDigital
Read more »
Finnegan clinches vault bronze in Asian ChampionshipsFil-American Aleah Finnegan boosted her 2024 Paris Olympics campaign after bagging the bronze medal in vault in the Asian Senior Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Singapore Saturday, June 17. ManilaBulletin READ:
Read more »
DepEd to administer Nat’l Achievement Test for Grade 10 on June 27To determine if they are meeting the learning standards of the Junior High School (JHS) curriculum, the Department of Education (DepEd) will administer the National Achievement Test for Grade 10 learners (NATG10) before this month ends.
Read more »