UPDATED. The Department of Education and Department of Health have completed the list of 100 public schools allowed to join the pilot implementation of in-person classes.
MANILA — Select schools in the country will implement limited in-person classes starting Nov. 15, marking Philippine basic education schools' return to classroom instruction for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020.
President Rodrigo Duterte has allowed up to 100 public schools and 20 private schools to join the pilot run, the first in a three-phased plan to gradually reopen schools and resume in-person classes.The plan aims to address limitations of distance learning, which has been implemented as an alternative to physical classes during the health crisis.
As of this writing, the Department of Education and Department of Health have completed the list of 100 public schools allowed to join the pilot implementation. The agencies are still in the process of identifying 20 participating private schools, and the list is expected to be completed and publicized by Nov. 12.CENTRAL LUZON ZambalesWESTERN VISAYAS AntiqueZamboanga del Sur NORTHERN MINDANAO BukidnonSOCCSKSARGEN North CotabatoThis list will be updated once the DepEd announces developments on schools allowed for limited in-person classes.
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