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Dagupan City imposes academic break after 1,000 students, school staff report flu symptoms
Dagupan City Mayor Marc Brian Lim has ordered a one-week academic health break for all elementary to senior high schools in the city, from January 18 to 25, 2022.
This decision came after over 1,000 students and 250 school personnel reported experiencing flu-like symptoms, with four Schools Division Office personnel and four teachers testing positive for COVID-19.
The academic break aims to provide students and school personnel a respite from pandemic-related fatigue and allow institutions to recalibrate health protocols.
The city was identified by OCTA Research as being at critical risk for COVID-19, with a high average daily attack rate and reproduction number.
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Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano declared a weeklong health break for all students, teaching and non-teaching personnel in public and private academic institutions from January 15 to 22, 2022.
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Marikina City has declared an academic health break for all students and teachers from January 17 to 29 due to increasing COVID-19 cases among learners and school personnel.
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The Department of Education (DepEd) has allowed for class and teaching-related activity suspensions for up to two weeks, responding to the rise in COVID-19 cases.
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The Department of Education (DepEd) has authorized regional and schools division offices to suspend classes due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.
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A total of 134 higher education institutions (HEIs) in the Philippines declared academic breaks from January 1 to 13 due to the surge in COVID-19 cases.
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