Rowegie Abanto

Elementary students arrive for the first day of classes at President Corazon C. Aquino Elementary School in Quezon City on June 16, 2025. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File

Elementary students arrive for the first day of classes at President Corazon C. Aquino Elementary School in Quezon City on June 16, 2025.
President Corazon C. Aquino Elementary School, one of Quezon City’s largest learning institutions, reported at least 8,500 enrollees for School Year 2025–2026.

 Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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Back to School 2025

Francis Orcio

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178064481353220250616-school-opening-corazon-aquino-qc-MD-7.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Elementary students arrive for the first day of classes at President Corazon C. Aquino Elementary School in Quezon City on June 16, 2025. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Philippine basic education institutions reopened Monday, June 8, as officials implement a three-term school calendar this <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/3/22/marcos-approves-adoption-of-3-term-school-calendar-beginning-sy-2026-2027-1910">School Year 2026-2027</a> in a bid to improve learning outcomes.</p><p>Millions of students began to troop to classrooms <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/5/deped-tells-learners-parents-go-to-school-on-day-1-1548">on the first day of classes</a> early Monday and welcomed the new calendar framework, which the Department of Education said is expected to <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/3/23/new-3-term-school-year-breaks-calendar-into-three-blocks-to-cut-disruptions-1557">reduce disruptions in learning</a> and boost the quality of instruction.</p><p>The new calendar setup means the academic year will be <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/4/20/deped-school-year-2026-2027-to-start-on-june-8-1510">divided into three terms</a>, each consisting of an opening, instructional, and end-of-term phase.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/31/-nakakalito-parents-struggle-with-school-shopping-decisions-as-deped-calendar-changes-1612">‘Nakakalito’: Parents struggle with school shopping decisions as DepEd calendar changes</a></div><p>Private schools, Philippine schools overseas, and state and local universities and colleges offering basic education can meanwhile adopt the three-term calendar as long as they comply with the required number of school days and the mandated school opening.</p><p>The launch of a fresh system also comes as the DepEd addresses a <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/2/deped-admits-literacy-crisis-is-severe-as-87-of-grade-11-students-struggle-to-read-independently-0227">&quot;severe&quot; literacy crisis</a> among schoolchildren. A recent assessment found that 87 percent of Grade 11 students are classified as non-independent readers.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/2/stakeholders-support-k-to-3-foundational-learning-and-nurturing-care-act-1422">Stakeholders support K to 3 Foundational Learning and Nurturing Care Act</a></div><p>Education Secretary Sonny Angara last week <a href="https://www.facebook.com/reel/1618235452621532">said</a> he hopes for better learning outcomes under the new calender setup, as teachers will have longer duration to prepare lessons while students have extended time for &quot;deep learning.&quot;</p><p>The perennial problem of flooding also welcomed some schools. </p><p>Three days ahead of the school opening, the Teachers&#x27; Dignity Coalition said that dozens of schools across three municipalities in Bulacan were already experiencing varying degrees of flooding.</p><p>Some schools in the province are &quot;regularly&quot; being inundated during high tide and even without rainfall while others become &quot;submerged&quot; to floods whenever nearby rivers swell during torrential rains, the group noted in a statement.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2026/6/4/rainy-season-is-here-pagasa-1725">Rainy season is here – PAGASA</a></div><p>It urged the government &quot;to focus less on political maneuvering and more on addressing the urgent needs of communities vulnerable to flooding.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Sa ganitong panahon ng krisis, mas dapat unahin ng mga namumuno sa pamahalaan ang pagprotekta sa mamamayan, pangangalaga sa pampublikong edukasyon, at pagtiyak na ligtas na makapag-aaral ang mga bata, kaysa sa mga political na tunggalian,&quot; Benjo Basas, the group&#x27;s national chairperson, said.</p><p>&quot;Sobra na ang pagtitiis ng mga taga-Bulacan.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/5/deped-strengthens-disaster-preparedness-readiness-ahead-of-new-school-year-1726">DepEd strengthens readiness ahead of new school year</a></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ambKeqSijjs?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Philippine basic education institutions reopened Monday, June 8, as officials are set to implement a three-term school calendar this school year 2026-2027 in a bid to improve learning outcomes amid a continuing literacy crisis.</p>

Philippine basic education institutions reopened Monday, June 8, as officials are set to implement a three-term school calendar this school year 2026-2027 in a bid to improve learning outcomes amid a continuing literacy crisis.

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PH classes reopen as 3-term school calendar begins

Rowegie Abanto,

Francis Orcio,

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Published June 08, 2026 07:00 AM PHT

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