Education Secretary Leonor Briones
(DepEd / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
“Thanks to our teachers who, along with us, bore with the terrible burden of transitioning to COVID-19 education with all these demands on teaching, on curriculum [and] on technology, as well as all the requirements to make a small, effective in delivering learning,” Briones said in a forum for the International Day of Education (IDE) celebration.
“Our people are prepared to make all the sacrifices necessary, do everything to make sure that our children get the education we believe they deserve which will prepare them for the life that lies ahead of them,” Briones added.
sa ating programa. Wala pa kamig basehan na makaka-conclude
na mayroong massive dropouts, she said.
Nagi-intay kami ng numero sa nagsabi noon, wala naman kaming naririnig na numero.
[Translation: We are still verifying where this news came from that many dropped out from the program. We still have no basis to conclude that there are massive dropouts. We are waiting for data but have not received numbers.]
Briones noted there are a number of students who slowly return to school, especially after holiday breaks like Christmas and summer vacations, but she did not mention figures. I don t think it is directly related to
Sec. Leonor Briones (Merlina Malipot / MANILA BULLETIN)
During the Laging Handa Public Briefing, Briones said that the DepEd has not received any reports from its regional and division offices on the number of students who are allegedly dropping out this school year .
“Nagugulat kami sa balitang iyan kasi last week pa namin iyan na-validate at wala naman reports galing sa mga regions na meron dropout na marami sa ating mga estudyante (We’re surprised by this news because since last week, we have been validating this and we have not received any reports from our regions that there are students who have dropped out),” Briones said.
Education Secretary Leonor Briones
(DepEd / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
“We’re preparing on the assumption that the health situation is improving,” Briones said in Filipino during the Laging Handa Public Briefing. “The bottom line is the situation on COVID and other variants as well as the decision of the President,” she added.
The DepEd is implementing a distance learning approach at the basic education level this school year as a response to the COVID-19 situation in the country. Lessons are being delivered to students using multiple learning modalities such as modular, online, television and radio-based and blended learning.
“But we have been preparing and we already have plans,” Briones said. “If the health issue has been addressed – since the safety of children is primordial – we can apply the planned pilot studies, among others,” she added.
January 24, 2021 AN OFFICIAL from the Department of Education-Davao Region (DepEd-Davao) is ready to support the government’s vaccination program if the agency will be tapped but underscored that administering the vaccine should be left to medical professionals.
DepEd-Davao Spokesperson Jenielito Atillo said in a radio interview that Education Secretary Leonor Briones or the department itself has not issued any statement following the recent reports that the Department of Health (DOH) will be tapping teachers as part of the vaccination teams that will undergo training.
DOH spokesperson Maria Rosario Vergeire clarified that the role of teachers in vaccination teams will be for health education only and the vaccination itself will be done by health professionals.