Philippines to begin limited in-person classes on November 15

Staff of Dagat Dagatan Elementary School in Navotas City prepare the classroom and other materials needed on Sept. 16, 2021 once the government allows the resumption of face-to-face classes.

The STAR / Geremy Pintolo

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines will begin its limited resumption of in-person classes on November 15, a senior education official said Wednesday. 

President Rodrigo Duterte had approved the pilot run on 120 schools more than a year since classes were forced to be carried out remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

In a Senate education committee hearing, Undersecretary Nepomuceno Malaluan said the date coincides with the start of the second quarter of the ongoing academic year. 

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