Ensure A Truly Safe Opening Of Classes

In normal times, we would see the start this week of nationwide preparations for the new school year.

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Under “Oplan Balik Eskwela,” various government and private institutions would begin carrying out various acivities to support the Department of Education’s efforts to ensure that the nation’s students and pupils are properly enrolled and ready for school.

Over a dozen institutions are involved in this annual pre-school year activity. The Philippine National Police, for example, deploys personnel all over the country to ensure the safety of students, teachers, and parents, especially on the first day of school. The Department of Trade and Industry intensifies its price monitoring activities to ensure against any undue rise in the prices of school supplies. The Department of Public Works and Highways sees to it that no engineering projects are done in streets that will hamper access to schools.