School  year 21-22 starts Sept 13

By Marlon Callueng

"The school calendar for School Year 2021-2022 will be released soon," Department of Education (DepEd) said in a statement classes for the next school year will start on September 13, 2021 after President Rodrigo Duterte picked the date among options DepEd gave him.

Under Republic Act 11480, which became law in 2020, the president can set the date of  opening of classes in areas under a state of calamity or emergency. Previously, the law required DepEd to set first day of classes between first Monday of June and the last day of August.

"We hope for our stakeholders' continued cooperation and support as we prepare for another challenging yet worthwhile endeavor of educating our children amid  global health crisis."

Classes in the Philippines will be held through distance education which includes printed modules, online classes and video lessons until the president allows a return to classroom learning. President Duterte has said this can only happen when more people are vaccinated against COVID-19.

The shift to modular learning has presented problems, among them lack of access to the internet and to gadgets needed for online classes. Questions have also been raised over the quality of  education students are getting through the new system. 

A teachers' group, citing  survey conducted in March and April, said it has also taken  toll on teachers' physical and mental health.

Public education in the Philippines faced challenges in funding and in facilities even before pandemic. 

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