‘Stakeholders support June school opening’“There is an overwhelming support from the public. MANILA, Philippines — Stakeholders are supportive of returning the opening of classes to June, saying teachers and learners can endure monsoon rain much better than the heat of the dry season inside the classroom, according to Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian. Meanwhile, Department of Education (DepEd) Assistant Secretary Francis Cesar Bringas says it can take five years to gradually revert to a June school opening. So we are looking at least on the fifth year, we will have a normalization for a June opening,” he explained. EnrolmentDepEd is confident that the basic education enrollment for the upcoming school year will hit its initial target of 28 million students.
