Marcos on reverting to old school calendar: It will be better for the kids

Manila Bulletin

President Marcos is keen on bringing back the old school calendar next year, citing the urgent need for it given the impacts of El Niño at present.  Marcos said there is no need to wait longer to reimplement the old schedule for face-to-face classes  as it is "better for the kids."  READ MORE: https://mb.com.ph/2024/5/6/marcos-on-reverting-to-old-school-calendar-it-will-be-better-for-the-kids

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00:00 On the school calendar, you said you submitted your recommendation to the office to return the school calendar.

00:10 You want to do the entry again as soon as possible. What is your opinion on this?

00:14 Well of course, I asked for that in the DepEd. I asked Sarah to give me already a concrete plan.

00:22 Because apparently, we don't need to wait anymore. And apparently, we need to.

00:30 I don't see any objections really from anyone. Especially with El Nino being what it is.

00:36 Every day, you turn on the news, F2F classes are cancelled, F2F classes are being postponed, etc.

00:42 So we really need to do it. So yes, that's part of the plan that we're trying to bring it back already to the old schedule.

00:51 I think it will be better for the kids.

00:53 Will this be implemented by next year, Nasir?

00:56 Hopefully. Hopefully by next year, yes.

01:01 Thank you.

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