No Duterte objection to expansion of face-to-face classes: Palace

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Students observe safety protocols inside the Ricardo P. Cruz Sr. Elementary School in Taguig City, during the first day of the pilot face-to-face classes in the National Capital Region on Dec. 6, 2021. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/01/18/20211206-taguig-face-to-face-school-jc-034049040.jpg"/><figcaption>Students observe safety protocols inside the Ricardo P. Cruz Sr. Elementary School in Taguig City, during the first day of the pilot face-to-face classes in the National Capital Region on Dec. 6, 2021. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte did not pose any objection to the proposed expansion of face-to-face classes in areas with the loosest COVID-19 restrictions, Malacañang said on Tuesday. </p><p>Education Secretary Leonor Briones on Monday proposed to the President the expansion of in-person classes in areas under COVID-19 alert 1 and 2 by February. </p><p>“Walang objection si Pangulo doon. And after the presentation ni Sec. Briones, then tuloy-tuloy po nila iyong pag-aaral nila,” said Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, Duterte&#x27;s acting spokesman. </p><p>(The President had no objection to that. And after the presentation by Sec. Briones, then their study would continue.) </p><p>“Again, it will be the DepEd [Department of Education] and the DOH [Department of Health] combined who will be assessing the expansion noong pilot implementation ng face-to-face classes under DepEd,” he said in a press briefing. </p><p>Expanded face-to-face classes should secure the support of local governments, parents, and other school stakeholders, Nograles said, quoting the education department&#x27;s proposal. </p><p>Briones earlier said only vaccinated teaching and non-teaching personnel will participate in the face-to-face classes. Participation by vaccinated students will also be preferred, she added.</p><p>Twenty-eight public schools in Metro Manila joined face-to-face classes in December but the pilot program was suspended earlier this month, as COVID-19 cases spiked in the region. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/03/22/face-to-face-classes-sa-ncr-suspendido-sa-basic-ed-limitado-sa-heis">Alert Level 3: Face-to-face classes suspendido sa basic ed, limitado sa HEIs</a></li></ul><p>Limited face-to-face classes continued in other areas under COVID-19 Alert 2. </p><p>The DepEd has given schools and local education officials leeway to suspend classes for up to 2 weeks to cope with the ongoing spike in coronavirus infections. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/12/22/deped-rejects-nationwide-academic-break">DepEd says can&#x27;t declare nationwide &#x27;academic break&#x27;</a></li></ul><div><br/> </div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1897606" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar"><em>Video courtesy of PTV </em></div><div> </div>

President Duterte did not pose any objection to the proposed expansion of face-to-face classes, Malacañang said on Tuesday. 

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No Duterte objection to expansion of face-to-face classes: Palace

No Duterte objection to expansion of face-to-face classes: Palace

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Published Jan 18, 2022 02:20 PM PHT

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