{"id":259833,"date":"2020-06-30T07:29:31","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T11:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=259833"},"modified":"2020-06-30T07:29:31","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T11:29:31","slug":"palace-says-drop-in-enrollment-numbers-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/06\/30\/palace-says-drop-in-enrollment-numbers-expected\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace says drop in enrollment numbers expected"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said he expected the low enrollment but expressed hope that numbers could still improve with the proposal to extend enrolment until July 15. (Pexels file photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang is not surprised by the drop in enrollment numbers nationwide as the threat of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) persists.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said he expected the low enrollment but expressed hope that numbers could still improve with the proposal to extend enrolment until July 15.<\/p>\n

\u201cMatumal po talaga ang naging<\/em>\u00a0enrollment\u00a0lalung-lalo na sa mga pribadong eskuwelahan<\/em>\u00a0(Enrollment rate is really low especially in the private sector),\u201d he said in a virtual presser on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Citing the data from the Department of Education (DepEd), Roque said that as of June 30, about 15,907,786 learners have already enrolled for the school year 2020 to 2021.<\/p>\n

Of the total number of enrollees, 15,222,315 learners are from public schools and 672,403 from private schools, he added.<\/p>\n

The enrollees are from kindergarten to senior high school, as well as learners with disabilities and those taking alternative learning system.<\/p>\n

DepEd recorded over 27 million learners for the previous school year.<\/p>\n

He encouraged parents not to wait until the last minute to enroll their children, emphasizing the need to continue learning amid the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cPuwede ba ho \u2018wag na natin antayin ang<\/em>\u00a0July 15?\u2026\u2019Wag naman pong hayaan na matigil ang proseso ng edukasyon ng ating mga anak bagamat meron tayong<\/em>\u00a0Covid-19 (Can we avoid waiting until July 15 to enroll our student? Let us not allow education of our children to stop despite Covid-19),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Besides the online enrollment option which started on June 1, Roque said DepEd has also allowed \u201cphysical retrieval and submission\u201d of enrollment and survey forms since June 16.<\/p>\n

Education Secretary Leonor Briones earlier said the agency\u2019s target is to reach 28 million enrollees by the end of the month \u201cor with some extension.\u201d<\/p>\n

Face-to-face classes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amid the call made by Senator Imee Marcos to allow face-to-face (F2F) classes in safe zones in the country, Roque said she still had a chance to convince President Rodrigo Duterte as he has yet to make a final decision on the matter.<\/p>\n

He pointed out that the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has previously issued a recommendation to only allow F2F classes in areas under the \u201cnew normal\u201d where community quarantines are supposed to be lifted.<\/p>\n

However, the IATF recently removed the new normal classification under its directives.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe appreciate the offer of Senator Marcos\u00a0baka naman ma<\/em>-charm\u00a0niya si Presidente dahil sa mula\u2019t-mula po ang rekomendasyon po ng<\/em>\u00a0IATF is to resume face-to-face in areas under new normal (maybe she can charm the President because from the beginning, the recommendation of the IATF is to resume face-to-face in areas under new normal),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Roque said it is best to await Duterte\u2019s decision on allowing F2F classes.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s wait for the President\u2019s advice.\u00a0Alam ko naman malakas is<\/em>\u00a0Senator Marcos\u00a0kay Presidente<\/em>\u00a0(I know Senator Marcos is close to the President) so we\u2019ll see po if she can convince the President,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The DepEd has scheduled the school opening on Aug. 24, 2020 and the end of the school year on April 30, 2021 but private schools may start earlier upon the approval of regional directors.<\/p>\n

In May, Duterte rejected the resumption of F2F classes until a vaccine against Covid-19 is developed.<\/p>\n

Briones assured Duterte that her department would use blended and distance learning methods such as radio, television, online, and modular learning, in light of the Covid-19 crisis.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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