House OKs bill allowing PRRD to set class opening date during crisis

The House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill allowing President Rodrigo Duterte to set a different date for the start of classes during a state of emergency or calamity.

House Bill 6895, which amends Republic Act 7797, was passed on third and final reading with 241 lawmakers voting in favor.

The bill empowers the President, upon recommendation from the Department of Education, to adjust the school calendar for the entire country or specific regions under a state of emergency or calamity.