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NO VACCINE ROLLOUT, NO FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES – CASTELO

“It is always better to be safe than to be sorry.” This according to Quezon City 5th District Councilor Karl Castelo, when asked for comment about the recent pronouncement of the President about postponing the pilot-testing of face-to-face classes, during a book distribution project in his district. The Department of Education (DepEd) had earlier proposed […]

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LGUs WELCOME SUSPENSION OF FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES — CUA

Local government unit (LGU) executives are collectively heaving a sigh of relief after President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday issued a directive to the Department of Education (DepEd) suspending plans to hold face-to-face classes in select schools nationwide. This according to Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National President and Quirino Gov. Dax Cua, […]

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CUA SAYS FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES NEED SAFE CLASSROOMS

Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines National President and Quirino Governor Dax Cua on Monday cautioned against the premature resumption of face-to-face classes, and urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to first draw up a viable plan that will show that it is possible for students to safely return to their classrooms. “None of […]

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FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES NEED DUTERTE OK — BRIONES

The Department of Education (DepEd) will only allow the conduct of face-to-face (F2F) classes after the approval of President Rodrigo Duterte and the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). This is the pronouncement of Secretary Leonor Briones in a virtual press briefing in Malacañang, clarifying that no face-to-face classes is still the standing […]

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CUA TO DEPED: CONSULT LGUS ON FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES

Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) and Quirino Gov. Dax Cua on Wednesday urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to consult local government unit (LGU) executives and officials of the Department of Health (DOH) with regard to the possibility of resuming face-to-face classes in January amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, and stressed […]