Palace clarifies: Face-to-face classes barred until community quarantines are fully lifted COVID19Quarantine
MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte is prohibiting face-to-face classes only in areas that will remain under community quarantine by Aug. 24, Malacañang said Tuesday after he said he would not allow the resumption of physical classes without a vaccine against COVID-19.
"Habang wala pang bakuna at habang wala pa tayo sa new normal-- 'yung wala na pong community quarantine, hindi pa rin po tayo magkakaroon ng face-to-face na mga klase," Roque said in a virtual press briefing.The Philippines has set up 4 levels of community quarantines--enhanced, modified enhanced, general, and modified general-- before the "new normal," where restrictions will be fully eased and only minimum health standards should be observed.
"Kung hindi po talaga dumating ang new normal at hindi po talaga ma-lift ang mga community quarantines, hindi naman po ibig sabihin ma hindi na mag-aaral ang ating mga kabataan, mayroon po tayong tinatawag na blended learning," he said. Asked on how the government plans to address the problem of students that have limited access to technology, Roque said "makeshift classrooms" could be established.
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