The Catholic bishops’ youth arm on Monday backed the decision to cancel the dry run of face-to-face classes in schools amid the threat of new and more infectious coronavirus variants. “Safety, especially of human lives, is a very important and non-negotiable principle,” Alarcon said. President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday recalled his own order allowing the pilot testing of face-to-face classes in areas identified as low-risk for Covid-19 by January next year. Heeding Duterte’s directive, the Department of Education suspended the limited face-to-face classes “until further notice”. “Adjustments, resumption of any modality, new interventions must seek the safety of children and the young,” he said.

Source: Philippine Star December 29, 2020 02:22 UTC