CHED rejects calls for nationwide academic break

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has rejected calls for a nationwide or Luzon-wide academic break, stating that individual schools are best positioned to decide on class suspensions.

CHED Chairperson Prospero de Vera III explained that the impact of recent typhoons varies across different regions and that universities should have the autonomy to make these decisions.

The calls for an academic break gained traction following the severe damage caused by Super Typhoon Rolly and Typhoon Ulysses, which disrupted students' access to education due to power outages, internet issues, and damaged homes.

De Vera stated that a unilateral academic break is not a good policy, especially a nationwide one, due to the differing impacts of the disasters across the country.