MANILA, Philippines — Senators were puzzled why children are out in the streets “pretending” to be home when they are barred from attending face-to-face classes due to the pandemic.
At Wednesday’s hearing of the Senate committee on basic education, panel head Senator Sherwin Gatchalian showed some photos of children swimming in Pasig River in Sta. Mesa without observing social distancing.
“If our schools are not opened ganito po yung mga makikita natin [this is what we’re going to see]. In fact, ngayon [now] they are not allowed to go out but without government guarding the streets, they will be playing, talking to their friends, socializing,” Gatchalian said during…
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