MANILA - The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday said it is ready for the scheduled opening of classes on Aug. 22. "All systems go na tayo for the opening of classes," DepEd spokesperson Michael Poa said in a press conference. Poa said a total of 24,175 public and private schools nationwide or 46 percent will implement five-day face-to-face classes, while 29,721 schools or about 51.8 percent will implement blended learning modality. Meanwhile, the remaining 1.29 percent or about 1,004 schools will conduct distance learning. Poa, citing Aug. 19 DepEd data, said the current total enrollment on the basic education level is 27 million learners, which is 96 percent of the agency's target of 28.6 million. DepEd Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III earlier said schools will be given options of in-person, blended, or full-distance learning only until Oct. 31. After this, all enrolled students will be required to attend face-to-face classes, under DepEd Order (DO) 034, series
F2F CLASSES BACK SOON. Department of Education Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III says face-to-face classes will no longer be optional for public and private school learners starting Nov. 2, in a virtual briefing on Tuesday (July 12, 2022). He said options for blended learning and full distance learning will only be until Oct. 31, 2022. (Screengrab) MANILA- The Department of Education (DepEd) said Tuesday that mandatory classes for all public and private schools nationwide will start by November 2, to ensure educational recovery in the country. In a virtual press briefing, DepEd Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III said schools will be given options of in-person, blended, or full-distance learning only until October 31. But after this, all enrolled students will be required to attend face-to-face classes, under DepEd Order (DO) 034, series of 2022. "This is mandatory, they are all required to go to school and the mandate is really to eventually go face-to-face. Everybody who's e