After nearly two years, about 28 public schools in Metro Manila will again open their doors to students for the pilot run of limited face-to-face classes starting Monday, December 6.
In an announcement, the Department of Education (DepED) said the following schools will be part of the pilot implementation:
- Andres Bonifacio Elementary School – Caloocan City
- Bagumbong Elementary School – Caloocan City
- Comembo Elementary School – Makati City
- Santiago Syjuco Memorial Integrated Secondary School – Malabon City
- Amado T. Reyes Elementary School – Mandaluyong City
- Renato R. Lopez Elementary School – Mandaluyong City
- Aurora A. Quezon Elementary School – Manila City
- Ramon Q. Avancena High School – Manila City
- St. Mary Elementary School – Marikina City
- Tañong High School – Marikina City
- Putatan Elementary School – Muntinlupa City
- Tunasan National High School – Muntinlupa City
- Bangkulasi Senior High School – Navotas City
- Filemon T. Lizan Senior High School – Navotas City
- Don Galo Elementary School – Parañaque City
- La Huerta Elementary School – Parañaque City
- Padre Zamora Elementary School – Pasay City
- Ugong National High School – Pasig City
- Pasig Elementary School – Pasig City
- Bagong Silangan Elementary School – Quezon City
- Payatas B Elementary School – Quezon City
- Pedro Cruz Elementary School – San Juan City
- Ricardo P. Cruz, Sr. Elementary School – Taguig City
- Sen. Renato “Compañero” Cayetano Memorial Science & Technology High School – Taguig City
- Roberta De Jesus Elementary School – Disiplina Village Bignay Extension – Valenzuela City
- Tagalag Elementary School – Valenzuela City
- Las Piñas National High School – Las Piñas City
- National Senior High School – Manuyo Campus – Las Piñas City
This addition tops the 118 schools that were initially approved by DepEd to conduct the limited face-to-face classes in November.
On November 15, the pilot testing of in-person classes began in several parts of the country that were deemed 'low risk' for COVID-19 by the Department of Health (DOH).
Education Secretary Leonor Briones then described the first week of face-to-face classes as “fairly successful.”
The Philippines is the last country in the world to reopen schools for in-person classes since the World Health Organization declared a pandemic in March 2020.
