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Uniforms not required for this coming school year: DepEd
She said wearing school uniforms is not even required during the pre-pandemic period, pertaining to DepEd Order (DO) No. 065, s. 2010. (Photo Courtesy: Lorainne Saway via PNA)
MANILA – Learners will not be required to wear school uniforms for the coming school year, the Department of Education (DepEd) said on Monday.
In a Viber message, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Z. Duterte said this is to ease the financial burden on families of learners.
She said wearing school uniforms is not even required during the pre-pandemic period, pertaining to DepEd Order (DO) No. 065, s. 2010.
“The wearing of a school uniform shall not be required in public schools. Students with existing uniforms may continue using these uniforms, if they so desire, to avoid incurring additional costs for new attire,” the DO read.
Duterte insisted that the DepEd will be more considerate of this as the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic as well as inflationary pressures.
“Even before the pandemic, it was not a strict requirement for public schools to wear uniforms to avoid incurring additional costs to the families of our learners. All the more that it will not be required this School Year given the increasing prices and economic losses due to the pandemic,” she said.
Duterte, meanwhile, maintained her stance that the opening of classes will push through on Aug. 22, when public and private schools have the option to do five-day in-person classes, blended modality, or distance learning.
However, schools nationwide have only until Oct. 31 to prepare for the mandatory face-to-face classes which will start on Nov. 2.
Duterte earlier said the mandatory face-to-face classes intend to address learning loss incurred during the pandemic distance learning setup.
Catherine Cristobal
July 19, 2022 at 9:50 AM
Isang Magandang Balita na makapagpapabawas Sa Gastusin at Iisipin PA ng mga Magulang na Kagaya ko ngayong Darating na Pasukan.Salamat at Nagkaroon ng Simpatya ang Ating Dep Ed at Administrasyon Upang Mapagaan ANg Pagbubudget ng Karamihan ngayong Darating na Pasukan sa kabila ng kaliwa’t kanan na pagtaas ng mga bilihin.Nawa’y Panatilihin ng bawat isa ang Pagsunod sa mga Safety Protocols ng ating Bansa ukol sa Covid 19 Upang Mkaiwas ANg bawat isa Sa Virus na ito at maging Ligtas ang Gagawing Face to Face Classes ngaung Taon.Keep Safe and Godbless Us All😇🙏
Judith Lovendino
July 20, 2022 at 1:42 PM
Hindi ako pabor dito.
Unang una sa lahat, DAPAT ANG UNIPORME lalo na sa pampublikong paaralan ay LIBRE na ibinibigay sa mga bata MAY BUDGET ANG GOBYERNO DYAN. San mapupunta kung sakaling hindi na irerequired ang pag uuniporme? Lalo na sa mga paaralang nasa liblib na lugar na kailangan kailangan ng suporta ng Gobyerno.
Isa pa, mas magkakaroon ang mga bata ngayon ng lakas ng loob gumala o mag mall lalo na hirao na iidentify kung isa kang estudyante lalo na ikaw ay hindi naka uniporme.
Himbis na hindi nila irequired na mag uniporme Why not mag provide ng budget ang gobyerno para magkaroon ng libreng uniporme ang mga bata?! Mas tutukan ang Kagawaran ng Edukasyon, dahil para sa aking hindi bawas burden ito kundi dagdag kalbaryo pa para sa aming mga magulang na himbis makakampante na ang mga anak namin ay nasa paaralan talaga at wala sa galaan.
Christopher Burac
July 21, 2022 at 3:09 PM
I agree with you ma’am.But wait libre pala dapat ang uniforms sa public schools? I never heard of that as a student for almost 11 years. I remember na we had to buy pa uniforms and especially yung p.e uniforms namin which is a bit pricey(worth 400 pesos) though di naman siya required bilhin but yes it was very pricey 😢
Reynaldo Leo
July 20, 2022 at 4:35 PM
Sa ganitong panukala may mga taong din gusto may uniporme ang anak nila pero meron din mga taong hindi kakayanin magpatahi pa nang uniporme, ganun man negatibo o positibo mas maigi parin pansinin ang edukasyon kumpara sa kung okay ba ang uniporme sa ating mga anak. Be practical, sa panahon kasi ngayon hindi madaling kumitan nang pera, kaya pabor ako sa hindi pagpapatupad o hindi pagrequired nang school uniform sa paaralan mas nakakatipid pa ito at hindi na sakit pa sa bulsa. Bilang panapos, edukasyon parin ang dapat mangibabaw, wala dapat humadlang para rito.
Christopher Burac
July 21, 2022 at 3:21 PM
As long as it is not required na ang dapat isuot ay casual clothes during f2f class then it’s fine for me especially na ang pinakagoal dito is mabawasan yung expenses ng mga magulang but for me lang ha,I still prefer parin yung uniforms kasi it’s better tignan and mas madaling maidentify kung saang school galing yung student. And you can use uniforms for like thrice a week but you can not wear the same clothes thrice a week because ang pinaka effect nito is you will be ridiculed especially by your classmates,they will tease you for wearing the same outfit thrice but they can’t do that if you’re wearing uniforms kasi sampo or isa lang uniforms mo it doesn’t matter to them because they wouldn’t notice na same uniform ang soot mo since pare-pareho lang naman sila ng design 😅