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'FIRST DAY HIGH'. Grade 1 pupils sit on chairs with desks installed with plastic barriers while attending class at the La Huerta Elementary School in Paranaque City on Dec. 6, 2021. The Department of Education said expanding face-to-face classes was a result of high confidence from President Rodrigo Duterte and education stakeholders on its successful pilot implementation in 287 public and private schools nationwide. (PNA photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA - The expansion of limited face-to-face classes was a result of "high confidence" from President Rodrigo R. Duterte and educati...

More grade levels will be included in the conduct of expanded face-to-face classes in the country amid the COVID-219 pandemic, an official of the Department of Education said on Wednesday.

(File photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the recommendation of the Department of Education (DepEd) to expand limited face-to-face (F2F) classes in areas under Alert Levels 1 and 2 by February, Malacanang said Tuesday. This, after DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones proposed the "progressive expansion" of in-person classes in areas under Alert Levels 1 and 2 following the positive outcome of the pilot run from Nov. 15 to Dec. 22, 2021. Schools in areas under Alert Level 3--such as Metro Manila--will not be included in the expansion phase due to a surge of Covid-19 infec...

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the Department of Education's proposal to expand in-person classes, subject to the safety measures to be set by the health department and the concurrence of local governments and parents.

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III doesn’t immediately say if the virus is airborne and instead points to failure to comply with minimum health standards. The WHO says the virus is airborne.