Two regional offices of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Metro Manila and CALABARZON announced the temporary suspension of its classes in public schools amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the areas.
In a memorandum issued Friday, the DepEd-National Capital Region announced the suspension of classes from January 15 to 22 to "ease the health burden" — both physical and mental — of personnel and learners caused by the pandemic.
Classes shall resume on Jan. 24 on "purely asynchronous distance learning modalities," DepEd-NCR said.
Meanwhile, the DepEd-Calabarzon also said classes will be suspended in the region from January 17 to 29.
Both offices stated that the schedule of the midyear break will still be from Jan. 31 to February 5.
Students are also encouraged to take advantage of the period to comply with possible "backlogs" in learning output.
Both DepEd branches noted that private schools can exercise their own discretion on the suspension of classes when COVID-19 risks in their areas are high.
