Sara Duterte wants full face-to-face classes by August

Nicholas Yong
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Philippine Vice President-elect Sara Duterte, daughter of outgoing populist president of the Philippines, delivers her speech during her oath-taking rites in her hometown in Davao city, southern Philippines, Sunday, June 19, 2022. Duterte clinched a landslide electoral victory despite her fatherÅfs human rights record that saw thousands of drug suspects gunned down. Also in photo are, from left, Supreme Court Justice Ramon Paul Hernando, her mother Elizabeth Zimmerman and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. (AP Photo/Manman Dejeto)
Philippine Vice President-elect Sara Duterte, daughter of outgoing populist president of the Philippines, delivers her speech during her oath-taking rites in her hometown in Davao city, southern Philippines, Sunday, June 19, 2022. Duterte clinched a landslide electoral victory despite her fatherÅfs human rights record that saw thousands of drug suspects gunned down. Also in photo are, from left, Supreme Court Justice Ramon Paul Hernando, her mother Elizabeth Zimmerman and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. (AP Photo/Manman Dejeto)

Incoming Education Secretary Sara Duterte is "targeting" to implement full face-to-face classes in schools by August, according to Inquirer.

The Vice President-elect, who will concurrently handle the education portfolio, told this to reporters during a press briefing in Davao City on Monday (Jun 20). Duterte-Carpio added that she and outgoing Education Secretary Leonor Briones will meet face-to-face on June 25, following their written communications.

She earlier said that she would look into fully resuming face-to-face classes once in office.

In May, Briones also encouraged all public and private schools to resume in-person classes for the upcoming School Year 2022-23. At that time, around 73 percent of public schools in the country had already done so.

Briones said she expects 100 percent face-to-face classes by the next school year, which begins on August 22.

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