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Senate grants president power to adjust opening of classes during calamities

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 04:48 PM

The Senate on Monday unanimously approved on third and final reading a bill that allows that president to move the opening of classes beyond August during state emergencies and calamities. Read more »

Manila school gets ready for enrollment

Czar Dancel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 30 03:57 PM

A member of the Manila Health Department’s sanitation team disinfects a classroom in the General M. Hizon Elementary School in Manila on Saturday in preparation for the enrollment of classes on June 1 for the upcoming academic year. Read more »

CHED proposes vouchers for OFWs’ children during COVID-19 crisis

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 08:11 PM

If universities "lay off faculties" to stay afloat due to the expected low enrolment this year, "there will be no schools" for some students who can finance their education. Read more »

Briones: DepEd to tap TV, radio for education amid pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 11:52 PM

The Department of Education will implement 3 alternative ways of learning, such as the utilization of lessons through television and radio, amid the coronavirus crisis in the Philippines. Read more »

Local officials 'beg' senators to delay opening of classes due to pandemic

Katrina Domingo and Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 05:54 PM

 Local officials on Thursday urged senators to further delay the opening of classes this year while a COVID-19 vaccine has yet to be developed.   Read more »

Ilang estudyante sa Benguet dama ang kalbaryo ng online classes sa budget

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 07:27 PM

Malaking hamon para sa mga estudyante at magulang sa Benguet ang mga pinaplano na gawing online ang klase lalo’t hindi lahat ay may access sa mga gadget at internet.  Read more »

'Huwag nang ipa-quarantine muli ang nagbabalik-probinsiyang OFWs'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 06:58 PM

Aabot sa 7,500 ng 16,000 ang kabuaang bilang ng napauwing overseas Filipino workers sa ika-3 araw ng malawakang hatid-probinsiya ng pamahalaan. Read more »

Dahil sa online class: Mga bilihan ng murang PC dinagsa ng mga estudyante

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 27 06:41 PM

Ang mga estudyante na naghahanap ng magagamit para sa online classes ang ilan sa mga namimili sa Gilmore sa Quezon City, ayon sa mga nagbebenta roon.    Read more »

August 24 school opening a go, enrollment starts June 1: Palace

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 27 01:54 PM

TULOY ANG PAG-AARAL: Face-to-face classes will only be allowed in areas where community quarantines are lifted totally by the start of the school year. Areas which are still under quarantine by Aug. 24 will use "blended learning" which taps the internet, radio and television to teach students. Read more »

The ANC Brief: Back to school?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 05:00 AM

The debate rages on the opening of classes in August. Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today: Read more »

Hurt by virus-driven lockdown, Pinoy taekwondo instructors learn to roll with the punches

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 01:13 AM

As online taekwondo classes mushroom, instructors would rather see less binge-watching and more binge-training. Read more »

'No vaccine, no classes?' What teachers, students, parents say

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 26 11:23 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's statement that he does not favor the reopening of classes until there is a vaccine against COVID-19 has drawn mixed reactions from teachers, students and parents.  Read more »

Senate tackles bill granting president power to move school opening beyond August

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 26 08:11 PM

The Senate on Tuesday began to tackle in plenary a measure that would allow the President to move the opening of classes beyond August during a pandemic or a national emergency. Read more »

Drilon: Poor students 'at a disadvantage' in virtual classes during COVID-19 crisis

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 26 07:16 PM

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday said the Department of Education's plan to reopen school year 2020-2021 under a "virtual classes" scheme, will be disadvantageous to the poor. Read more »

Wala munang face-to-face classes hangga’t may community quarantine: Palasyo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 26 06:53 PM

Paglilinaw ito sa pahayag ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na nagsasabing tutol siya na buksan ang klase hangga’t wala pang bakuna kontra coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).  Read more »

Palace clarifies: Face-to-face classes barred until community quarantines are fully lifted

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 26 05:39 PM

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. Read more »

DICT to train public school students, teachers on online classes

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 26 01:16 PM

Government said it would train students and teachers in public schools and state universities and colleges on online classes as the country’s education system prepares to shift to a new normal due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

'Bakuna muna': Duterte rejects opening of classes sans COVID-19 vaccine

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 26 10:07 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday announced that he would not allow the resumption of physical classes without a vaccine against COVID-19. Read more »

Budget para sa internet, agam-agam ng ilang magulang sa hirit na virtual classes

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 23 08:53 PM

May agam-agam ang ilang magulang at guro sa pagsisimula ng klase sa Agosto 24, kung saan inaasahan ang pagsasagawa ng virtual classes.  Read more »

Teachers to DepEd: Reconsider August 24 school opening

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 01:02 PM

A teachers’ group on Wednesday called on the education department to reconsider its decision to open the coming school year on August 24. Read more »