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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/11/17/20201005-onlne-school-tent-md-5.jpg"/><figcaption>A mother assists her two sons in their online classes as public schools open amid the COVID-19 pandemic on October 5, 2020. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA - The Department of Education will not likely issue an academic freeze following the onslaught of several storms, an official said Tuesday.Several groups called for an academic freeze or break after a series of typhoons ravaged parts of the country in the past weeks as the COVID-19 pandemic persisted.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/15/20/kabataan-party-list-calls-for-academic-break-following-typhoons">Kabataan party-list calls for &#x27;academic break&#x27; following typhoons</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/16/20/up-faculty-call-for-immediate-end-of-semester">UP faculty call for immediate end of semester</a></li></ul>No country has suspended its reopening of classes even when the pandemic hit, DepEd Undersecretary Tonisito Umali said.&quot;Hindi na po siguro mangyayari ito dahil sa nabanggit ko, bukod (dito) maaaring i-correct niyo po ako, kung may alam po tayong bansa na maaaring hindi po nagtuloy ng kanilang unang araw ng pasukan dahil sa COVID-19, parang wala po,&quot; he told ABS-CBN&#x27;s Teleradyo.(It&#x27;s unlikely to happen because as I&#x27;ve said, you may correct me, if you know any country that did not push through its first dat of classes due to COVID-19. There doesn&#x27;t seem to be one.)&quot;Kung gagawin nating barometro ang ginagawa ng buong mundo patungkol sa edukasyon ng mga bata, wala pong nagka-academic freeze dahil palagay po namin ito ang tamang polisya, ang magpatuloy. At ang nakikita po natin with the latest issuance ay maging flexible na lang tayo.&quot;(If we will use this as barometer, there will be no academic freeze because we think this is the right policy--to continue. As we can see with the latest issuance, we will be flexible.)The agency has implemented an &quot;academic ease,&quot; where students are given flexible time to submit requirements, said DepEd Undersecretary Tonisito Umali.&quot;Di po tayo ngayon mahigpit na nagpapatupad ng requirements sa mga bata nang makasabay at matugunan po itong mga pangangailangan na ito,&quot; he said.(We&#x27;re not strict with students&#x27; compliance on requirements to address these needs.)Meantime, more than 1,000 schools in various regions were damaged by the typhoons as of Sunday, Umali said.Some 448 schools in Bicol were destroyed following Super Typhoon Rolly&#x27;s onslaught earlier this month, followed by 412 schools in Central Luzon, 121 schools in Calabarzon, 91 in Cagayan Valley, 53 in Ilocos region, 41 in the Cordilleras, 15 in Mimaropa and 9 in Metro Manila, according to Umali.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/03/20/typhoon-rolly-leaves-hundreds-of-schools-damaged">Typhoon Rolly leaves hundreds of schools damaged</a></li></ul>Some 430 schools with 14,000 classrooms are housing 1,935 families as evacuation centers, he added.<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YNQUG6tlRd4?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>

The Department of Education will not likely issue an academic freeze following the onslaught of several storms, an official said Tuesday.

The Department of Education will not likely issue an academic freeze following the onslaught of several storms, an official said Tuesday.