“We are ready to open [classes] this August. No ifs, no buts. Learning must continue. We learn as one, we are ready. We are ready because our top universities have been doing flexible learning even before COVID-19," De Vera said during a virtual presser.
Palawan State University (PSU) and Western Philippines University (WPU) said they have imposed the guidelines on numerical grading to their students after discussing them with the Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
Palawan State University (PSU) and Western Philippine University (WPU) both stated that they will hold training activities to prepare their faculty to handle the scheme.
Myka Magbanua, the author of SDR No. 105-2020, observed that the city has limited access to electricity and internet services which may hamper the compliance of certain underprivileged students with online requirements imposed by the educational institutions.
Ayon kay Brooke's Point mayor Mary Jean Felicinao, bagama't nasa ilalim ng general community quarantine (CQG) ang kanilang bayan, sinisikap ng kanilang inter-agency task force (IATF) na maibigay pa rin ang mga kinakailangan na serbisyo ng mamamayan, maging ang kanilang edukasyon.
