Duterte okays limited face-to-face classes in low-risk areas By Azer Parrocha
President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the proposal to allow limited faceto-face (F2F) classes in areas with low-risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infection for as long as minimum health standards are in place.
F2F CLASSES. Learners at Bayas Elementary School in Estancia town, Iloilo province participate in a class discussion in this file photo taken on January 6, 2020. Pres. Rodrigo Duterte has approved the proposal to allow limited face-to-face (F2F) classes in areas with low-risk of coronavirus disease infection for as long minimum health standards are in place. (Photo courtesy of DepEd-Iloilo)
In a taped meeting with members of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) aired Tuesday morning, Duterte gave Education Secretary Leonor Briones the go signal to allow limited F2F classes in areas under the least restrictive modified general community quarantine (MGCQ).
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Briones said limited F2F classes would be allowed only if schools are amenable to the idea of holding inperson classes at least once or twice a week; if school facilities are in a good state; if schools meet minimum health standards; and if the host local governments are ready to support the schools financially.
