MANILA — The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is imposing a moratorium on field trips and educational tours in all higher education institutions (HEIs) to give way to an investigation on the bus crash that killed 15 people in Tanay, Rizal, and a review of policies on such trips. Fifteen were killed in the crash, including college students, the bus driver and a teacher. ADVERTISEMENTIn pushing for a moratorium, De Vera also noted the need to rethink guidelines and policies covering educational tours and field trips and to check whether prevailing policies provide adequate protection to students. The memo also stipulates that the destination of educational tours or field trips, as much as practicable, should be near the concerned school to minimize cost. The memorandum also states that HEIs that do not comply with the guidelines and regulations on educational tours and field trips will be sanctioned depending on the nature and seriousness of the violations.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 21, 2017 08:27 UTC