This might not be the typical expat blog, written by a German expat, living in the Philippines since 1999. It's different. In English and in German. Check it out! Enjoy reading!
Dies mag' nun wirklich nicht der typische Auswandererblog eines Deutschen auf den Philippinen sein. Er soll etwas anders sein. In Englisch und in Deutsch! Viel Spass beim Lesen!
You plan to move to the Philippines? Wollen Sie auf den Philippinen leben?
There are REALLY TONS of websites telling us how, why, maybe why not and when you'll be able to move to the Philippines. I only love to tell and explain some things "between the lines". Enjoy reading, be informed, have fun and be entertained too!
Ja, es gibt tonnenweise Webseiten, die Ihnen sagen wie, warum, vielleicht warum nicht und wann Sie am besten auf die Philippinen auswandern könnten. Ich möchte Ihnen in Zukunft "zwischen den Zeilen" einige zusätzlichen Dinge berichten und erzählen. Viel Spass beim Lesen und Gute Unterhaltung!
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Heat indices in 13 areas reached the “danger” level on Friday, March 29, according to the monitoring of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
Actors reenact the poignant journey of Jesus to his crucifixion in Cebu City on Good Friday, March 29, 2024. (Juan Carlo de Vela)
The highest heat index of 47°C was recorded in Aparri, Cagayan as of 5 p.m.
Dangerous heat indices were also recorded by PAGASA at Puerto Princesa City, Palawan (45°C); Tuguegarao City, Cagayan (44°C); Ninoy Aquino International Airport station in Pasay City (43°C); Dagupan City, Pangasinan (43°C); Alabat, Quezon (43°C); Roxas City, Capiz (43°C); Dumangas, Iloilo (43°C); Iba, Zambales (42°C); Calapan, Oriental Mindoro (42°C); San Jose, Occidental Mindoro (42°C); Mambusao, Capiz (42°C); and Catarman, Northern Samar (42°C).
Heat index is defined by PAGASA as the gauge of perceived heat, accounting for both the actual air temperature and relative humidity.
PAGASA noted that heat indices ranging from 43°C to 51°C are considered to be within the "dangerous" range.
In these heat indices, PAGASA noted that heat cramps and heat exhaustion are likely. “Heat stroke is probable with continued exposure,” it added.
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Sept. 22, reiterated the importance of staying healthy and safe amid the presence of volcanic smog or “vog” in Metro Manila cities and other nearby provinces.
(MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN)
“Stay safe, Ka-DepEd!,” the agency said in a Facebook post and shared important information from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS-DOST) on “vog.”
DepEd shared this important information from the PHIVOLCS-DOST regarding volcanic smog to serve as a guide in protecting the health and safety of learners, teaching and non-teaching personnel as well as their families.
(Courtesy of DepEd Philippines / FB)
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Due to the volcanic smog from Taal Volcano, many areas have suspended classes.
In Batangas province, classes at all levels both in public and private schools were suspended in Alitagtag, Balayan, Calatagan, Lian, Lemery, Nasugbu, Mataasnakahoy, San Luis, Sta. Teresita, Taal, and Tanauan were suspended. In Tuy, classes in elementary, junior, and senior high schools in public and private schools were also suspended.
Classes at all levels, both public and private schools, in some areas in Cavite province were also suspended including Alfonso, Amadeo, Bacoor City, Cavite City, Carmona, Dasmariñas City, GEA (Bailen), GMA, Gen. Trias City, Imus City, Indang, Kawit, Magallanes, Maragondon, Mendez, Naic, Noveleta, Rosario, Silang, Tagaytay City, Tanza, Ternate, and Trece Martires City.
In Laguna, classes at all levels, both public and private schools, were also suspended in Biñan, Cabuyao, Los Baños, and San Pedro,
Local governments in several Metro Manila cities also declared suspension of classes at all levels, both public and private schools, including Las Piñas, Muntinlupa, Parañaque, Pasay, and San Juan.
Afternoon classes were also suspended in Caloocan, Marikina, Mandaluyong, Pasig, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela, Manila, Quezon City, Taguig, Pateros, and Makati.
As stated in DepEd Order No. 037 s. of 2022 or the “Guidelines on the Cancellation or Suspension of Classes and Work in Schools in the Event of Natural Disasters, Power Outages/Power Interruptions, and Other Calamities,” schools may implement modular distance learning “in the event of canceled or suspended classes due to natural disasters, calamities, and human-induced hazards to ensure learning continuity and that learning competencies and objectives are met.”
Some universities and colleges also suspended classes due to poor air quality in Metro Manila and other nearby provinces.
In a statement, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that the formation of haze or smog was due to “thermal inversion.”
Phivolcs also clarified the smog is not related to Taal Volcano's activity.
The Department of Education (DepEd) is eyeing Aug. 29 as the school opening date for public schools this incoming School Year (SY) 2023-2024.
(DepEd / MB Visual Content Group)
“We are finalizing the DO [Department Order] now and we are looking at, probably, towards the end of August,” DepEd Undersecretary and Spokesperson Michael Poa told the Manila Bulletin in an interview on the sidelines of the post-State of the Nation Address (SONA) discussions at the Hilton Hotel in Pasay City on Wednesday, July 26.
“We’re looking at August 29 (Tuesday) but everything is tentative until the Department Order is signed,” Poa said. Originally, DepEd is considering Aug. 28 as the start of classes but the date falls on a holiday in observance of the National Heroes’ Day.
Poa said that the set of guidelines that DepEd is currently working on will be “omnibus” which will include the “Brigada Eskwela” and the school calendar for the new school year.
In the guidelines, Poa said that adjustments have been made particularly on the participation of teachers in activities such as the end-of-school-year rites.
DepEd, Poa said, has received concerns that some teachers were being asked to report to school before the graduation rites even if these are not included in the school calendar.
Classes for SY 2022-2023 opened on Aug. 22, 2022. DepEd data showed that over 28 million children went back to school two years after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
For the first three months, public schools were allowed adopted distance / blended learning aside from the five-day in-person classes.
On Nov. 2, 2023, DepEd implemented 100 percent face-to-face classes in all public schools.
Due to the threat of the Covid-19 pandemic, face-to-face classes were not allowed in SY 2020-2021 and SY 2021-2022.
Instead, DepEd shifted to distance learning --- where students learned their lessons at home through multiple learning delivery modalities such as printed/offline modular; online; radio and television-based instruction; and blended learning or a combination of two delivery modes.
While it recognized the move of the Department of Education (DepEd) reminding schools to shift to distance learning due to extreme heat, a group of teachers pushed for a “more strategic approach” that will address the concern of students and personnel who attend in-person classes during the hottest months of the year.
(DepEd / MB Visual Content Group)
Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) issued a statement acknowledging the action taken by the DepEd in response to the constant cries of teachers and children to consider the extreme heat and suspend face-to-face classes.
In the memorandum signed by DepEd Assistant Secretary Francis Bringas issued on April 20, the agency reiterated its policy "to suspend in-person classes and implement modular distance learning in cases of unfavorable weather and environment such as, but not limited to, extremely high temperatures which may considerably affect the conduct of classroom learning and put the learners' health and wellbeing at risk.”
However, TDC National Chairperson Benjo Basas said that a “more strategic approach” is needed to address the issue.
For example, he mentioned lowering the class size to no more than 25 students. TDC also suggested the construction of “more stable classrooms designed for student comfort and provision of electric fans or even air -conditioning system.”
To implement such adjustments, he noted that “funds and policies” will have to be in place.
Reverting to the old school calendar
The DepEd’s reiteration of the policy came after some school children fainted in Laguna and Mindoro due to the extreme heat.
Before the implementation of distance learning due to the Covid-19 pandemic, public schools held classes from June to March. They spend “summer” vacation from April to May.
With the resumption of in-person classes, groups of teachers and even parents called for DepEd to return to the old school calendar.
However, TDC pointed out that it will take at least four years to gradually return to the old school calendar where the months of April and May are designated as school breaks.
“For now the alternative methods that can be used are shortened teaching time and modular and online learning,” Basas, who is also a teacher in Caloocan City, said.
Basas also noted that returning to the old academic calendar “would require adjustments that could take years to implement, while the suffering of teachers and students is felt in real-time.”
Related to this, TDC reiterated that public school teachers “have the right to a two-month school break that could be compromised if DepEd immediately reverts to the old system.”
The group cited DepEd Order No. 34, s. 2022, which sets the August opening of the school calendar for the 2022-2023, 2023-2024, and 2024-2025 school years.
“We need to fix it and make sure that the welfare of our teachers is taken into account before implementing the return to the old school calendar,” Basas said.
The Christmas vacation in public schools nationwide will start next week, the Department of Education (DepED) on Friday, Dec. 16, announced.
DepEd / MB Visual Content Group
Citing DepED Order No. 34 s. of 2022 or the “School Calendar and Activities for School Year 2022-2023,” the department announced that the Christmas break in public schools will start on Dec. 19, 2022, until Jan. 3, 2023.
Likewise, classes are scheduled to resume on Jan. 4, 2023.
The SY 2022-2023 officially started in public schools on Aug. 22. The current SY has 203 school days and will end on July 7, 2023.
For this SY, DepED said that remedial classes for public schools are also scheduled to start on July 17 and will end on Aug. 26, 2023.
The Department of Education (DepED) reminded schools and offices to ensure that Christmas parties will be held in a “simple yet meaningful” manner.
Photo from Unsplash
In DepED Order No. 52 series of 2022 signed by Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte dated Nov. 2, the department issued guidelines for the celebration of Christmas within the DepED.
DepED urged its community to “strive for a genuine celebration of hope, unity, and service for others” every Christmas season.
Given this, public schools as well as DepED Central and field offices were directed to ensure that celebrations related to Christmas should be “simple yet meaningful.”
This, DepED said, can be done by keeping in mind the “true spirit of the season” and the “austerity called for by the difficult economic times.”
Voluntary, practicable
In its latest issuance, DepED urged all concerned to ensure that all Christmas parties, themes, costumes, decorations, and exchange gifts remain voluntary.
“No learner or DepED personnel should be forced to contribute participate or use their money for the celebration,” the department said.
DepED also stressed that contributions for celebrations in schools or offices, whether in cash or kind, “should be strictly voluntary.”
Likewise, the department added that “no learner shall be excluded from joining the Christmas celebration by reason of their failure to give the voluntary contribution or absence of a prepared of a prepared gift.”
To help ensure that celebrations in schools and offices are “practicable,” DepEd said that “Christmas party themes should not result to expenses that will become a burden on parents, students and DepED personnel.”
Likewise, DepED enjoined schools and offices to use or recycle old Christmas decorations. The purchase of new decor was also discouraged. Furthermore, DepED said that no learner or personnel should be “required to make decors specifically for a party.”
Christmas parties in schools, DepED added, may also be organized within class hours “so long as it does not interfere with the scheduled lesson plans intended to be taught to the students.”
DepED offices, however, were reminded that the conduct of Christmas get-togethers and other similar year-end activities “should not compromise the provision of departmental services.”
When it comes to gift-giving, DepED said that this should be “guided by the spirit and of sharing and should not lead to extravagant spending.”
DepED personnel were also reminded that solicitations, whether in cash or in-kind, are not allowed for Christmas parties or holiday celebrations.
The provisions of this order, DepED said, cover all that schools and offices in the country.
Schools Division Offices (SDOs) were also allowed to issue additional guidelines based on their local customs and traditions, subject to the issued guidelines.
For private schools, community learning centers, as well as state or local universities and colleges, DepED said that they may “choose to adopt the provisions” of the newly-issued order as a basis in the conduct of their own Christmas parties or celebration.
Citing the “undisputable fact” that in-person learning remains the best option for basic education based on studies, the Department of Education (DepED) is all set for the return to full face-to-face in all public schools starting next month.
Face-to-face classes at the Lakan Dula Elementary School in Tondo, Manila (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN)
Issuing a statement on Monday, Oct. 17, DepED maintained its confidence in the benefits of holding face-to-face classes to “promote academic development and the overall mental health and well-being of our learners.”
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As planned before this year’s school opening, DepED said that all public schools nationwide will implement five days of in-person classes starting Nov. 2, 2022.
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When classes for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 started on Aug. 22, DepED allowed both public and private schools that offer basic education to implement multiple learning delivery modalities which include five days of face-to-face classes, blended learning, and full distance learning.
However, the prescribed modalities will only be implemented until Oct. 31.
While it recognizes the benefits of face-to-face classes in basic education, DepEd on Monday, Oct. 17, issued an Amendatory DepEd Order to DO 34, s. 2022 or the School Calendar and Activities For School Year 2022-2023 which allows private schools to offer blended learning modality and full distance learning options to their students.
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“DepEd is cognizant of the current situation of the private sector due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic — the amount of investment in online learning technologies, the development and institutionalization of best practices on blended learning, and the unfortunate closure of small private schools because of losses,” the agency said.
Following its decision, DepED said that it will leave the discussion on the learning modality to be implemented by private education institutions to the schools, the parents or guardians, and the learners.
Meanwhile, DepED expressed hope that parents or guardians of private school learners “would not miss the abundance of scientific studies available on the advantages of in-person classes over online learning.”
DepED added that it will also “expedite the review” of the blended learning program to ensure that it will “benefit our learners and essentially address learning issues.”
Aside from private schools, DepED said that public schools that “expressly granted exemptions” by the Regional Director concerned and schools with canceled classes because of disasters and calamities may also be allowed to continue the implementation of blended and distance learning.
