The Pasig City government has provided a lifeline to private schools hit hard financially by the coronavirus pandemic by waiving all regulatory fees until face-to-face classes resume. 32, series of 2020, which, according to him, would help out the city’s private educational institutions (PEIs) and avoid overcrowding in public schools. ADVERTISEMENT“We know private schools are having a difficult time, too, and some are in danger of closing. This puts our public school system in danger of overcrowding,” he said. More scholarsAt the same time, the city’s scholarship fund was extended to cover 3,000 indigent private school students, with the beneficiaries to be identified by school officials.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 17, 2020 20:03 UTC