MANILA, Philippines — Senator Sherwin Gatchalian expressed support for President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to cancel the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes in light of the new COVID strain.
“Mabuti na rin nagpasya ang ating Pangulo na wag munang buksan ang ating mga eskwelahan, huwag muna magkaroon ng face-to-face classes dahil kapag pumasok itong bagong virus na ito ay baka magkaroon ng hawaan,” Gatchalian, chair of the Senate basic education committee, said in a radio interview on Monday.
(It’s good that our President decided not to open our schools and conduct face-to-face classes yet because of this new strain and it could trigger transmission among learners.)
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