Face-to-face classes in schools in Metro Manila are suspended starting Monday, January 3 following the meeting between the Department of Education and Metro Manila mayors on Sunday.
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. said that the suspension of face-to-face classes is automatic as Metro Manila goes under stricter alert level 3 status.
Starting January 3 until January 15, Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 due to increase in Covid-19 cases and recorded cases of Omicron variant.
Both the local chief executives of Metro Manila and DepEd officials appeal to the parents to make sure children stay at home for their safety amid the threat of rising infections.
Meanwhile, the DepEd said that in compliance with the recent memorandum of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Alert Level 3 protocols and considering the notable increase of Covid cases in NCR, “DepEd confirms that the Pilot Face to Face classes for basic education are deferred until the alert level reverts to Level 2.”
It must be noted that the Pilot Face to Face classes ended last December and the only ones affected will be those included in the expansion phase.
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