Face-to-face graduation rites may be held this year in the Philippines due to the drop in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Education Secretary Leonor Briones said she is optimistic that schools may be able to conduct their graduation rites depending on the COVID-19 risk assessment in various regions of the country.
“Yung risk assessment natin sa mga different regions, sa mga different schools ay nag-improve. Pag nag tuloy-tuloy ito, the chances of being allowed to conduct face-to-face graduation also increases. Sunod-sunod yan pag nag-opening ka ng classes, na- face-to-face (classes) ka, physical graduation rites are also possible,” she said.
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“Ang hope lang natin, maabutan ng graduation season natin na hindi naman abutan ng hindi magandang balita kung may biglang pagbabago,” Briones added.
The DepEd said the Office of the Undersecretary for Curriculum and Instruction is drafting the guidelines for the conduct of face-to-face graduation ceremonies.
The Office of the Undersecretary for Curriculum and Instruction (OUCI) is already planning and developing the guidelines on how to conduct the said activity.
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Only virtual graduations and end-of-school-year rites were allowed by the DepEd amid the threat of COVID-19 in the Philippines and in-person graduation still banned as pandemic continues.
Earlier Philippine schools in Manila started limited face-to-face classes late last year after a near two-year suspension as the country tries to get life back to normal.
