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UP implements 'no fail policy' for current semester amid remote learning woes

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Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/04/19/uphilippines-oblation-041917.jpg"/><figcaption>The University of the Philippines campus in Diliman, Quezon City. <em>ABS-CBN News/ File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA (<strong>UPDATE</strong>) — The University of the Philippines will implement a &quot;no fail policy&quot; for the current semester, an official of the school&#x27;s policy-making body said Thursday, amid challenges on distance learning as the COVID-19 pandemic persists. </p><p>In a text message, Commission on Higher Education Chairperson Prospero de Vera III said the UP Board of Regents (BOR), which he also chairs, has approved the new policy. </p><p>In a Twitter post, the UP Office of the Student Regent (OSR) explained that under the new policy, a grade of &quot;4&quot; or &quot;5&quot; would not be given to students.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">UP to implement a no fail policy this semester where a grade of “4” or “5” shall not be given.<br/><br/>OVPAA to release guidelines soon.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PassAllUP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PassAllUP</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EndTheSemUP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EndTheSemUP</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WalangIwananUP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WalangIwananUP</a> <a href="https://t.co/VpjZQbXfNy">pic.twitter.com/VpjZQbXfNy</a></p>— UP Office of the Student Regent (@uposr) <a href="https://twitter.com/uposr/status/1331807719959924736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 26, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>&quot;This is an initial victory for the UP student body as we continuously fight for the most inclusive and compassionate solutions for our education,&quot; it said in another tweet.</p><p>The UP Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs will release guidelines on the new policy, the OSR said.</p><p>The OSR also said the BOR rejected calls for an immediate end to the semester.</p><p>Thousands of students, faculty members, and organizations across the UP system have called on the school&#x27;s administration to cut the semester, citing difficulties in remote learning.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/11/26/20/endthesemup-mga-magaaral-guro-nanawagan-na-tapusin-ang-semester">#EndTheSemUP: Mga magaaral, guro nanawagan na tapusin ang semester</a></li></ul><p>&quot;The representation of the Student Regent and Faculty Regent echoed our pleas and grievances to the Board,&quot; the OSR said on Twitter.</p><p>&quot;Students are being left behind due to remote learning challenges and economic limitations brought by the pandemic and recent typhoons,&quot; it added as it reiterated pleas to &quot;end the semester now&quot; and &quot;pass all students.&quot;</p><p>Classes for the first semester are scheduled to end on Dec. 9.</p><p>The premier state university is known to have some of the country&#x27;s toughest academic programs. </p><p>Schools across the country implemented remote learning to avoid exposing students, educators, and school personnel to the threat of COVID-19.</p><div><strong> RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rzfLjnfDGZA?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>The University of the Philippines will implement a "no fail policy" for the current semester, an official of the school's policy-making body said Thursday.</p>

The University of the Philippines will implement a "no fail policy" for the current semester, an official of the school's policy-making body said Thursday.

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UP implements 'no fail policy' for current semester amid remote learning woes

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published November 26, 2020 01:19 PM PHT

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Updated November 26, 2020 05:22 PM PHT

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