MANILA, Philippines — Online classes may be extended to about seven to eight hours, as the coming school year should end by May next year, the Department of Education said Monday. Education Undersecretary Jesus Mateo said adjustments have to be made after DepEd moved the resumption of classes from the original schedule of August 24 to October 5. Asked further on what adjustments could be done by DepEd, he said: “There are several things. That means from 6 hours, it can be extended to about 7 to 8 hours in a day just so we can extend the number of hours for the delivery of the minimum essential learning competencies.”He added that DepEd will issue corresponding guidelines on this possible adjustment. Read NextEDITORS' PICKMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 17, 2020 04:52 UTC