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In his 5th State of the Nation Address, President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated that there won't be traditional face-to-face classes until a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available.
“Until the COVID-19 vaccine is available, I will not allow a traditional face-to-face teaching or learning unless the risk to exposure to the sickness [is] eliminated. I cannot and will not put to risk the health and lives of our students and teachers,” Duterte added.in low-risk areas or those under modified general community quarantine.
"I seem to have said that I would allow the face-to-face classes to resume. We were talking actually of January, because my thinking is by September, we would have the vaccine," Duterte said.After years of demonizing human rights, President Rodrigo Duterte said his administration will not dodge our obligation to fight for human rights."
He also highlighted the government efforts to protect the rights of children, adding that programs to"prevent, reduce, and eliminate any form of child labor" will be amplified. Duterte's statement goes against the situation on the ground. Since 2016, children continue to be victims of his violent anti-illegal drug campaign.by the World Organization Against Torture and the Children’s Legal Rights and Development Center.
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