DepEd chief: Makeup classes to proceed

Makeup classes will push through despite opposition from teachers' groups, in an effort to mitigate learning loss following widespread class suspensions caused by flooding due to tropical cyclones and the southwest monsoon.

- By BELLA CARIASO

"We really plan to have makeup classes because if we don't do that, it will affect our kids," Education Secretary Sonny Angara said yesterday during the launch of the Quality Basic Education Development Plan (QBEDP) 2025-2035.

Angara noted that the implementation of makeup classes will be left to the schools' discretion.

"We can have extra time on weekdays. We can also do it on Saturdays. We also look at the schedule of our teachers because we want our teachers to rest," he added.

Alliance of Concerned Teachers chairman Vladimer Quetua said earlier it is too early for DepEd to call for makeup classes, noting that the department can still utilize buffer days allotted in the school calendar.