DepEd orders distance learning on April 15, 16

April 13, 2024 | 12:00am

A student uses a bag to protect herself from the sun during a hot day in Manila on April 2, 2024. More than a hundred schools in the Philippine capital shut their classrooms on April 2, as the tropical heat hit “danger” levels, education officials said.

AFP / Jam Sta Rosa

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) has ordered the implementation of distance learning or asynchronous classes for all 47,678 public schools nationwide on April 15 and 16.

“In order to allow learners to complete pending assignments, projects and other requirements as the end of school year is fast approaching, all public schools nation