PBBM, pabor na ibalik sa Hunyo ang pagsisimula ng klase sa bansa

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00:00Aside from the effect of El Niño,

00:02President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. also said that April and May are really the hot season.

00:08That's why it should be a time for students to go on vacation.

00:12That's why the President encouraged the return of the classes to the country in June.

00:18Alan Francisco with the report.

00:23According to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.,

00:26the return of the classes of students in the country should be held in June.

00:30President R. Marcos said this in an ambush interview with the media

00:33when he held the Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations Day in Pasay, Sitic, according to President R. Marcos.

00:40The return of the old school calendar is already in time

00:43because of the effect of El Niño,

00:45where the classes can't be suspended because of the hot weather.

00:51Especially with El Niño being what it is.

00:53Every day, you turn on the news, F2F classes are cancelled, F2F classes have been postponed, etc.

00:59At the moment, students can go on vacation even in April and May,

01:04when the weather is usually hot,

01:06while in the old school calendar, students can go on vacation.

01:10According to President R. Marcos, he already talked to Education Secretary Sara Duterte about this.

01:16I asked the DepEd and I asked Sara to give me already a concrete plan

01:22because it looks like we don't need to wait anymore.

01:26It looks like it's necessary.

01:29I don't see any objections really from anyone.

01:33The return of the old school calendar is for the benefit of the students.

01:39It's really necessary.

01:41So yes, that's part of the plan that we are trying to do to bring it back already to the old schedule.

01:47I think it will be better for the kids.

01:49The Department of Education was the first to say that they have asked President Marcos

01:55that in the school year 2024-2025,

01:58it's better to start the school year in June.

02:01Alan Francisco for Pabansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.