“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.
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.