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DepEd suspends Palarong Pambansa, other crowd-drawing events

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Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News

<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eIdjA9O-jnY?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA - The Department of Education (DepEd) said Tuesday it has suspended the annual interschool sports tournament Palarong Pambansa and other events that draw large crowds as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Yong ating usual activities na napaka-exciting, nakakatuwa, na lahat, buong bansa nakikisali talaga, national events ay pansamantalang kina-cancel natin,&quot; Education Secretary Leonor Briones said in a virtual press briefing.</p><p>(Our usual activites that are exciting, fun, that the entire country participates in, these national events are canceled for now.)</p><p>Other DepEd affairs that are indefinitely suspended include talent contests, science and job fairs, and campus journalism events, said Briones.</p><p>DepEd earlier announced it would resume classes nationwide in August, instead of the usual class opening in June, as the outbreak continues. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/05/20/class-opening-deped-august-24-coronavirus-covid-19">DepEd moves opening of classes to August</a></li></ul><p>Mass gatherings are prohibited to prevent the spread of COVID-19, which has <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/04/20/philippines-records-highest-number-of-recoveries-in-a-single-day-at-101-total-cases-at-9485">infected 9,485</a> in the Philippines as of Monday.</p>

<p>The Department of Education (DepEd) said Tuesday it has suspended the annual interschool sports tournament Palarong Pambansa and other events that draw large crowds as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).<br /> </p>

The Department of Education (DepEd) said Tuesday it has suspended the annual interschool sports tournament Palarong Pambansa and other events that draw large crowds as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

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DepEd suspends Palarong Pambansa, other crowd-drawing events

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published May 05, 2020 12:32 PM PHT

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Updated May 05, 2020 12:37 PM PHT

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