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Directions: Find information about the possibility of conducting face-to-face classes in January 2021. If
you have access to the Internet, you may use online or electronic sources of Information. If connecting
to the Internet is not possible, use non-electronic and print-based sources like newspapers, pamphlets
and/or posters, short interviews with persons in authority of the topic. Use the table for your answers.
Source 3 / Information Obtained

1) Given the direct interest that the President has taken on resumption of faceto-face classes on account of its public health implications, the conduct of

face-to-face classes in basic education is a matter for the President to decide.

Inputs from the Secretary of Education are recommendatory;

2) Should the President approve conduct of face-to-face classes, the

Department of Education will implement the decision with the

participation of the other key players in the educational system, namely:

• The host local government unit;

• The parents who are responsible for health and safety standards in

the home; and

• The transport providers;

3) The express support of the host local government unit must be secured; the

written consent of parents is required; transport providers must observe

health standards in their vehicles; and external organizations are invited to

support, give feedback and help generate resources to ensure the success of

the program; and

4) Face-to-face classes shall first be piloted in select areas before DepEd makes a final recommendation to the President.

Explanation: