Limited face to face is still on track despite resurgence of covid variants

 In a virtual press briefing on Wednesday, Jan. 5, DepEd officials clarified that those schools in areas with low-risk classification would be allowed to continue holding limited in-person classes.

Following the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to place the National Capital Region (NCR) under Alert Level 3 due to the increase in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, DepEd suspended limited face-to-face classes in Metro Manila.

DepEd Undersecretary Nepomuceno Malaluan said that the expansion phase of the limited face-to-face classes in NCR was postponed until Jan. 15, 2022, as recommended by the Department of Health (DOH).

“Even as we speak, face-to-face classes continue but only for the pilot schools that already exist,” Malaluan explained in a mix of English and Filipino.

Malaluan said these include the schools in the pilot phase or those which started pilot face-to-face classes last year. More importantly, the location of these schools should not be under Alert Level 3 and up or else face to face classes are suspended. | Manila Bulletin

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