MANILA, Philippines — Classes for the next school year will start on September 13, the Department of Education said Thursday after President Rodrigo Duterte picked the date among options the department gave him. Previously, the law required DepEd to set the first day of classes between the first Monday of June and the last day of August. "The school calendar for [School Year] 2021-2022 will be released soon," DepEd said in a statement. The shift to modular learning has presented problems, among them lack of access to the internet and to gadgets needed for online classes. Public education in the Philippines faced challenges in funding and in facilities even before the pandemic.

Source: Philippine Star July 16, 2021 01:52 UTC