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President Rodrigo Duterte took back his approval for a dry run of face-to-face classes in 2021, as other countries report cases of the new coronavirus variant reaching their shores.
I'm calling back the order and I will not allow face to face classes for the children until we are through with this," Duterte said in a televised briefing on Saturday, December 26,
Education Secretary Leonor Briones has already recalled the plans upon the President's orders
The Department of Education (DepEd) said in a statement on Saturday that it is suspending the pilot run of face-to-face classes "until further
notice.
"The department will fully cooperate with the Inter Agency Task Force in its response to the current situation, the DepEd added.
Dufeite earlier approved the dry run in mid-December. Voluntary face-to-face classes were supposed to be tested in select schools located in areas with low COVID-19 risk.
Health groups earlier warned that face-to-face classes pose a health risk given the Philippines lack of health Infrastructure and gaps in testing and contact tracing.
In the same briefing. Duterte said returning to a stricter lockdown is a possibility
