At least 26 more schools in Leyte province will participate in the limited face-to-face classes on March 7, the Department of Education (DepEd) field office here announced on Thursday.
Included in the list are five schools in Barugo town, two in Tanauan, six in Palo, four in Abuyog, four in Bato, four in Mayorga, and one in Mahaplag town.
These campuses are in addition to the 18 public and private schools that kicked off face-to-face classes on February 21, and 12 other schools that resumed last March 1.
“We are targeting to open more schools for limited face-to-face class almost every week,” Leyte DepEd Schools Division Superintendent Manuel Albaño said in an interview.
At least 11 towns have ongoing limited face-to-face classes as of March 1. The number will increase to 17 on March 7.
The education official added that 154 schools in the province have applied for the limited face-to-face class for March 21 opening.
The province has a total of 1, 355 public and private schools.
As of March 1, some 2,167 learners have been participating in the limited face-to-face classes out of 403,963 enrolled learners in the province.
Of the participating students, 1,195 have received one dose of Covid-19 vaccines, mostly secondary learners.
All teachers who are part of the face-to-face classes are fully vaccinated.
Source: Philippines News Agency
