CHED: Limited face-to-face classes allowed in select non-medical programs
MANILA, Philippines — Students in more higher education programs may soon be joining limited face-to-face classes after President Rodrigo Duterte authorized
these for some degree programs that require hands-on experience, the Commission on Higher Education said Tuesday.
The government had previously allowed some medical and health-related programs to hold classroom sessions, subject to pandemic precautions.
CHED Chairman Prospero De Vera III said the Palace has allowed face-to-face classes in the following programs as well:
- Engineering and Technology programs
- Hospitality/ Hotel and Restaurant Management
- Tourism/ Travel Management
- Marine Engineering
- Marine Transportation
Schools that want to hold face-to-face classes, which will only be allowed in areas under Modified General Community Quarantine, will need to apply for authority from CHED Regional Offices.
De Vera said CHED presented data to the pandemic task force to show that measures like retrofitting campuses, putting up Crisis Management Committees and coordinating with local government units "were effective in ensuring the achievement of the competencies of students/graduates without compromising their safety."
He said that, based on CHED monitoring, "there is a small percentage of students and faculty members who were affected by COVID-19" but that he is "convinced that it is safe to hold face-to-face classes and it can be expanded to cover other degree programs."
The Department of Education is planning a pilot test of a limited return to classroom learning in 100 schools in "low-risk" areas.
No date has been set for the start of the pilot run but the department has already issued guidelines for it.
Follow this thread for updates on when classes will resume, and how those classes will be conducted.
Photo: Students wearing protective face masks have their temperatures taken while entering their college campus in Manila on January 31, 2020. AFP/Ted Aljibe
DepEd says School Year 2022-2023 "shall open on Monday, August 22, 2022, and shall end on July 7, 2023. It shall consist of 203 school days or as may be determined by further issuance/s in case of changes in the school calendar due to unforeseen circumstances."
Sen. Nancy Binay calls on the Commission on Higher Education and the inter-agency task force on COVID-19 not to "burden" students over requirements for face-to-face classes.
Higher educations students are being required to present medical insurance and other documents before participating in face-to-face classes.
“This is a cumbersome and unnecessary requirement para sa college students, considering that by law, all Filipinos are automatic members of PhilHealth. Sa totoo lang, 'di kailangang dagdagan ang proseso, dapat nga mas simplehan pa,” Binay says.
The Department of Education announces that it will increase the number of participating schools in the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes.
"The expansion of the number of pilot schools will allow a greater degree of experience among all our regions that will serve us well for the expanded phase of face-to-face classes," DepEd says.
With the approval of the Office of the President, the Department of Education is announcing that it will increase the number of participating schools in the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes.
— DepEd (@DepEd_PH) November 11, 2021
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COVID-19 immunization has started for tertiary students in Ilocos Norte as part of the massive vaccination campaign of the Commission on Higher Education.
This in preparation for the reopening of in-person tertiary classes, CHED-Regional Office 1 said as a ceremonial vaccination of students at Mariano Marcos State University was held on Monday in collaboration with the Department of Health, Department of Interior and Local Government, the provincial government and Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center.
About 800 students are expected to be inoculated through the CHED immunization drive.
Prior to this, MMSU had already vaccinated 75% of its student population. — The STAR/Artemio Dumlao
President Rodrigo Duterte has authorized limited face-to-face classes for the following programs:
- Engineering and Technology programs
- Hospitality/ Hotel and Restaurant Management
- Tourism/ Travel Management
- Marine Engineering
- Marine Transportation
Commission on Higher Education Chairman Popoy De Vera, who made the announcement, said the authorization applies to "degree programs that require hands-on experience in higher education institutions under Modified General Community Quarantine."
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