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Who decides when classes should be suspended? Under Executive Order No. 130, schools are given the authority to assess local conditions and decide whether classes should continue or be suspended.
But with different decisions between schools and local government units (LGUs), concerns remain over coordination, parental confusion, and the safety of students who may need to travel through affected or unsafe areas.
How can learning continuity be ensured without compromising the safety of learners?
Join us on Beyond the Headlines as we look deeper into the implementation of EO 130 and its implications for students, parents, schools, and communities.
Look Deeper. Think Better.
But with different decisions between schools and local government units (LGUs), concerns remain over coordination, parental confusion, and the safety of students who may need to travel through affected or unsafe areas.
How can learning continuity be ensured without compromising the safety of learners?
Join us on Beyond the Headlines as we look deeper into the implementation of EO 130 and its implications for students, parents, schools, and communities.
Look Deeper. Think Better.
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00:56When classes are suspended, are we necessarily protecting our children? Good afternoon and welcome to Beyond the Headlines. I'm DJ
01:05Moises and today's conversation is brought to us by Coffee First.
01:09In Cebu, class suspensions have become a recurring concern whether because of air quality or extreme heat. Now that the
01:19Super El Nino is kicking in, we should have been having this conversation months ago.
01:28While suspensions are necessary to protect students, teachers, and school personnel, they also come at a cost. Let's look deeper
01:38and think better.
01:39According to the Philippine Statistics Authority's 2024 functional literacy for Filipinos age 10 to 64, the figure dropped to just
01:5170.8%.
01:53This means nearly 3 out of 10. Every 10 Filipinos in this age group have not demonstrated the level of
02:03reading, comprehension, and numeracy needed to understand and apply information in everyday situations.
02:10The concern is further underscored by the results of the 2022 program for international student assessment, or PISA.
02:22The Philippines ranked among the lowest performing countries, commonly cited as 77th out of 81 participating countries and economies.
02:33The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD assessment of 15-year-old students revealed that, reading, only 24
02:46% achieved at least minimum proficiency compared to the OECD average of 74%.
02:53Mathematics, only 16% achieved at least minimum proficiency compared to the OECD average of 69%.
03:03And science, only 23% achieved at least minimum proficiency compared to the OECD average of 76%.
03:15These numbers tell us that our education challenge is not simply about getting children into classrooms.
03:23It is about making sure that they actually learn.
03:28And this brings us to another important issue, class suspensions.
03:34Of course, the safety of our children, teachers, and school personnel must always come first.
03:41No academic calendar should ever take precedence over human safety.
03:46But suspensions also have consequences.
03:50Lost instructional days, disrupted learning, additional burdens on working parents, and difficulties in maintaining educational continuity.
04:01Recognizing this challenge, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. issued Executive Order No. 130, establishing a new framework for class suspensions that
04:15move away from blanket decisions toward more localized and school-level assessments.
04:21Today, we examine the implications of the Executive Order No. 130, the responsibilities of local governments and education officials, and
04:31how we can strike the right balance between public safety and learning continuity.
04:36So, this is a good time for us to look deeper and think better specific to this.
04:45I'm sure a lot of us have already read that the Super El Nino is already in the tropical Pacific.
04:54So, as we knew from our previous episodes, much of the drought we would see January until the first half
05:02of 2027.
05:04But, now, we can see and feel that we are into the Super El Nino.
05:11The Super El Nino is more hot than the year.
05:14Now, supposedly, the conversations should have been done months ago.
05:20So, what is the scope of the scope?
05:22Because, while the executive order 130 will apply to Typhoon, which is obvious.
05:30So, let's get that out of scope.
05:33It will apply to Earthquake, which is also obvious.
05:37So, we get that out of scope.
05:39Flooding, supposedly, that's already a common knowledge.
05:44But, aware man sad to say that our drainage are not yet prepared.
05:49And, again, even if we're talking in the constant of Super El Nino, let's not forget that Ondoy happened during
05:55the period in which the Philippines had its El Nino.
05:59So, we do not completely discount the possibility that there are sudden large volumes of rainfall that could happen in
06:08between.
06:09So, flooding is supposedly a common knowledge, but because we have not worked so hard about solving it, so it
06:17continues to be a risk.
06:19But, for the scope of today's conversation, I only limit the air quality, which is ongoing.
06:25And then, we have to do the heat index, okay?
06:30If we recall, several months into the year, and even in the previous years, the suspension of classes was rampant
06:40because of heat index.
06:41And, they don't have super El Nino.
06:44So, now, because we are heading towards, or we are already in super El Nino.
06:49And, drought is forecasted January until the middle part of next year.
06:55So, we should, and our leaders should anticipate nga naging super El Nino.
07:00I mean, naging taas nga heat index in some days within the school year.
07:05So, how are we going to manage that, no?
07:08So, ang common question na to is, when we suspend classes ba, what are we prioritizing?
07:14No?
07:15Kinsang interest ang atuang i-prioritize?
07:18Is it the convenience of the government?
07:20And, the reason why I'm asking this question, because, mas dali bihan mo suspend o classes,
07:26kaysa i-improve ang ventilation sa atuang classroom.
07:30Kaysa i-improve ang atuang teacher to student ratio.
07:35Kaysa i-improve na to ang student to classroom ratio.
07:40Mas dali man i-suspend.
07:41So, to some government agencies, and DepEd in particular, and even some LGUs,
07:49it is more convenient, actually, to just suspend classes rather than solve this problem.
07:54I'm not saying that they are doing that.
07:56What I'm just saying is, it's easier to do that rather than solve an infrastructure problem.
08:02The other also is, should we prioritize the pressure of the public?
08:06Because, makita man sa na to ang trend, especially with social media now.
08:10So, one LGU mo post ganyang na i-suspend sila ang classes, it's very likely that the public will also
08:16pressure their own LGU kung kanusa sila mo suspend o classes.
08:20But come to think of it, dili man pareha o experiences ang each municipality or each city in Cebu.
08:28Diba?
08:29So, it should not have been automatic.
08:31But because there's public clamor, I'm not saying that LGUs are entertaining demand from the public.
08:38What I'm just saying, it is likely to happen na ma-pressure po ang LGU to declare.
08:43Especially kung sila ang tapag sa municipality nga ni-declare na.
08:48So, mutakod na ni siya.
08:50Then, so, insa itong i-prioritize?
08:52Is it the convenience of the government?
08:54Or is it the pressure coming from the public?
08:57And I hope, calibrated taani, that the priority is our learners.
09:03And the greater good of the country.
09:08Learners and the greater good of the country.
09:13So, that said, of course, like what we said in the introduction, we prioritize safety.
09:21No question about that.
09:23Lives of our learners, our teachers, our school personals, they are of most importance.
09:31So, kung naatay problema with air quality or extreme heat, dilipod na ito i-compromise.
09:40I get that.
09:40Ang welfare, ang well-being sa itong students, sa ito ang school personals, sa ito ang teachers.
09:47Because no academic calendar should put these at risk.
09:51Now, that's noted.
09:53But, I'm also advancing here another area that we should be more mindful as well.
10:01I'm not saying this is more important.
10:03But let's just surface this reality and acknowledge this reality and include it in our decision making.
10:12The Philippines is already facing an education crisis.
10:17I'm even surprised that I'm not hearing much of this from the Department of Education or even from our government
10:24agencies.
10:25But yes, we are in an education crisis.
10:28And let me tell you these numbers to further underscore this reality.
10:34In 2024, functional literacy sa Philippines.
10:38So, this covers those Filipinos na nag-edad o 10 to 64.
10:4410 years old to 64 years old.
10:47So, appeal.
10:48Kasagaran na ito.
10:49Appeal kung ano yung ratio.
10:51Most of you na nanaw ka ron.
10:52Appeal ano yung ratio.
10:54So, kung sa'y nahitabu day na ito.
10:56Within 10 to 64.
10:58Only 70.8 of us are actually functionally literate.
11:04Meaning, close to 30% of us.
11:09Dili ka basa.
11:11Dili ka perform o mathematics basic addition, subtraction, multiplication.
11:17Kung makaperform mangani o basic mathematical functions.
11:22O makabasa mangani.
11:24Hinay ang pangutok o pagsabot.
11:27No?
11:28So, ang common measure niyan.
11:30I'm sure gabalik-balik na kuani, but I just wish to underscore the importance.
11:34One of the tests of functional literacy is kung maka-fill out ba o form ang tawo.
11:40No?
11:40So, meaning, makita man na ito.
11:42Name.
11:42Ibutang na ito itong name.
11:43Address.
11:44Ibutang na ito ang itong address.
11:48Present.
11:49Address.
11:50Ang iba na itong mangutana pa nga.
11:51Amo ning hometown?
11:52Di man ko taga Cebu.
11:53That's a manifestation na medyo kulang sa pagsabot.
11:57Ang nakabutang man.
11:58Present.
11:59Address.
12:00Dilitan ng kasabot.
12:02Anak.
12:02Mangutana pa kung ako ning hometown?
12:04Oh.
12:04That's a manifestation na medyo kabasata, even if some of us do struggle.
12:10Ka-add tag one plus one equals two.
12:13Pero di takatubag sa problema nga.
12:16For example, nai lima ka birds in a branch.
12:21Gipusil na igu ang isa pilay nabilin sa branch.
12:24Kasagaran na ito.
12:25Mutubag siguro nga upat.
12:27But wala na address nga na may gunfire.
12:31So, very likely nang lupad ang tanang birds.
12:33So, those are examples of kanang mathematical interpretation na it's not enough na five minus one, four na ang tubag
12:42because na may gun na shot.
12:46So, the noise could have driven the rest of the four birds from the branches.
12:53So, that's an example.
12:55Not all of us actually can reason through that.
12:58Only 70%.
13:00I'm just over exaggerating.
13:02Only 70% are aware of that.
13:04Ang 30% nagtuupag yun ng upat ka birds na pa sa branch.
13:09So, and now in the advent of fake news, you can imagine kung unsa takavulnerable.
13:16Kay kung ingnuntag nabili ng upat ka birds mo, tuuman ta.
13:20So, this is an education crisis.
13:22But I'd like to underscore this even further.
13:26Kung tanaw na ito, in the world, there is an assessment that's being conducted in big economies in the world.
13:37And muna akong gimention kaganina ang PISA.
13:40Most of the time, nata sa 77th out of 81 countries.
13:46And to underscore, ang gi-assess aniniya kung katong functional literacy is 10 years old to 64 years old.
13:53Ang kaning sa PISA, ang gi-assess din ni 15-year-olds.
13:58Pasabot ni Moni ang itong mga third year kanyang high school.
14:03So, imagine sa katong mga parents who are watching o katong mga kaidad na ako.
14:07Imagine how we were when we were in third year.
14:10Moning time nga nag-chemistry ta.
14:12This was kanyang gi-introduce na ang more complex mathematics and sciences.
14:17Geometry, din hino ni sila mag-sugod ta na.
14:20So, kananga period.
14:23Are you aware that only 24% of the third year high school students 15 years old that were assessed
14:31by PISA
14:32achieved minimum reading proficiency?
14:4124%
14:44Minimum reading proficiency.
14:46Now, let's talk about...
14:48So, when we say minimum reading proficiency, para mas ma-relate na to siya,
14:52makadili lang sila mabasa o sentence.
14:55Makasabot sila,
14:56unsaday ang subject nga gisturyahan ani.
14:59Og unsaday ang impact ani.
15:03Only 24% can actually answer that question.
15:07No?
15:07Or make simple inferences.
15:10A lot of us, we would label this under common sense.
15:13Connect the dots.
15:13Na kami na ba nga?
15:14Gitagaan naman ka ning X, Y, og Z.
15:16Can you make a conclusion already?
15:18Ang uban, kita sila sa X.
15:20Mabasa nila ang Y.
15:21Mabasa nila ang Z.
15:23But wala sila'y idea.
15:25Kung i-combine na ni mo ang X, Y, og Z.
15:28Unsay resulting impact, ana.
15:30They just read, no?
15:31Nga,
15:33Naibalay ni Ali sa suba.
15:36Ang suba na ay tubig.
15:38Nagbaha.
15:40Di hala sila kutog.
15:41They don't realize nga,
15:42Oh my gosh.
15:44Ma-overflow ang water.
15:45Wala sila, ana.
15:46Diturag yun sila nga.
15:47Naibalay, no?
15:49Nagpatong siya sa suba.
15:51And then ni uwan.
15:52Di hala sila kutog.
15:53No inferences.
15:54Only 24% actually can make those inferences.
15:59Or distinguish what is irrelevant information
16:02and what is irrelevant information.
16:04No?
16:05So that's why, as I stated earlier,
16:07the more the prone to fake news.
16:08Because comprehension is part of reading.
16:14Now, let's talk about mathematics.
16:16Third year students.
16:17Mathematics.
16:1815 years old.
16:19Third year students.
16:20Only 16% achieved the least minimum proficiency.
16:26Again, only 16%.
16:28Once ay pasabot anong minimum proficiency.
16:31Maunin ka ng mathematical procedures.
16:33Most akong giingon ka ganina nga.
16:36Example.
16:37Kanang, kanang,
16:38making interpretations of mathematical results.
16:42Na kumpakit on sila o tables.
16:44Of course, no?
16:45Kay kaning,
16:46kanang 15 years old naman eh.
16:48Kumpakit on sila o tables.
16:49And then,
16:50if analyze na nila ang pattern,
16:52di na sila kakomment na na.
16:53So mauna,
16:54if we translate that to work,
16:56matingala bitaw tangan ay kanang mga trend chart niya.
16:59Kintahay ang values na ng 25, 25, 25 niya.
17:02Ni kalit lang 1 million.
17:04That is a mathematical question to ask.
17:09But sadly,
17:10naging mo,
17:11naging mo submit o graph nga ina na.
17:1325, 25, 25, 25, 1 million.
17:15And then 25, 25, 25.
17:17And they did not even ask,
17:18nga nung 1 million eh.
17:19Iba sig sayup ni nga number, no?
17:22That's an example of mathematical proficiency.
17:25Only 16% actually has that, no?
17:28For third year.
17:29And lastly,
17:30science.
17:31Only 23% also of our third year students
17:35have minimum proficiency in science.
17:3923%.
17:40Kung sa'y pasabot sa minimum proficiency sa science.
17:44Katanggiyang kayo na,
17:45mo-achie mo,
17:46makakuhaanog kayo ng minimum conclusion ba?
17:50Nga,
17:50naibalay,
17:52nagtindog sa suba,
17:53niulan,
17:54nagbaha.
17:55What's the scientific implication of that?
17:58Only 23% actually can make that, no?
18:02So that's an example.
18:03Or electricity.
18:04Nga,
18:05oh wait, kung nai kuryente o nai tubig,
18:07makurintihan da,
18:08ikaw ka na.
18:09That's an example of minimum scientific proficiency.
18:12And sadly,
18:13of our third year students,
18:1615 years old,
18:17only 23% achieve the least minimum proficiency.
18:21So the reason why I'm highlighting this,
18:23it's because,
18:24if this is not a conversation that many of our schools,
18:28particularly those on the Department of Education
18:31or even our local governments are recognizing,
18:34that's how serious the problem is.
18:37Now,
18:38I'm not saying,
18:40nga,
18:41kanang,
18:42kanang,
18:43di na lang ito i-prioritize again ang safety sa ito ang students,
18:46sa ito ang personnel,
18:47or,
18:48or sa ito ang teachers.
18:49I'm not saying that.
18:51What I'm just saying is,
18:52please include this in the discussion.
18:55Para ma-prevent itong mga political decisions.
19:00Or,
19:00katong mu-back in na lang ta,
19:01because of,
19:02not necessarily what's of the situation that is happening on the ground,
19:06but mu-bend na lang ta,
19:07because,
19:08maumay gusto sa ito ang dinapressure manta sa social media.
19:12Because again,
19:13every time we suspend a class,
19:16problemado na bi-atadaan.
19:17So, can you imagine,
19:18how much do we need to even catch up when we do?
19:21So,
19:22we are not just kanang-kanang,
19:26catching up, no?
19:28We are actually behind already.
19:31That's the problem, no?
19:33Hindi rata ka nang nagkulang rata sa
19:353 school days,
19:365 school days,
19:37yun,
19:37mag-ihap-ihap tayo,
19:38may ulit na nga.
19:39Ah, sige lang kay,
19:4015 days naman ang total suspension,
19:42but,
19:4215 days,
19:43for,
19:44for,
19:44for,
19:46somebody struggling in 15-year-olds, no?
19:49Ah, manigikan,
19:50wala mo ninyo nahitabo when they were 15,
19:52nahitabo ninyo when they were in primary school,
19:54second,
19:55grade 6,
19:56no, grade 5,
19:57grade 4,
19:57hindi mo ninyo nagsugod,
19:58tanan, no?
19:59So,
20:00dili mo na nga ka nang,
20:01mas balansig ito,
20:02mas careful ito,
20:03before we even decide to suspend classes.
20:06And I know,
20:06this is an unpopular opinion,
20:08but somebody will just have to say this, no?
20:10So,
20:11so,
20:12yes,
20:12the Philippines,
20:13we are also now on a learning crisis.
20:15And,
20:16if some of our viewers,
20:17murag maka-disagree taan ni ba,
20:19because,
20:19maybe we are in an environment
20:21na ang ato ang mga,
20:22ato ang mga friends,
20:24are kanang medyo,
20:26ilang,
20:27dato sila ba?
20:28So, they study in exclusive schools, no?
20:31But,
20:32that's,
20:32that's not a representation of the entire students in the Philippines.
20:36So,
20:37kung nga itong nagtanaw din yung mga viewers,
20:38may hindi nga,
20:39oh,
20:39ang akong mga yung mga anak,
20:41maglisod mangani,
20:41ugbisaya na,
20:42because they don't understand.
20:44Sa buano,
20:45they have difficulty with the English language,
20:47because they communicate with English all the time.
20:50Friends,
20:51that's just a minority of the population.
20:53Go out from your village,
20:55and talk to other people,
20:56and you will realize that that's a bubble.
20:59Ha?
20:59So,
21:00that's why we have to acknowledge that this is a problem.
21:02And maybe you don't see this in your immediate environment,
21:05because you happen to be in a better social or economic standing.
21:09But that's not exactly the entire,
21:12that's not a representation of the entire Philippine population.
21:16So,
21:18mauni siya,
21:19nga,
21:20at least,
21:21one of the,
21:22one of the things that I appreciate nga nabuhat lately,
21:25after we talk about the flood yesterday,
21:27is at least,
21:28there's already an executive order 130,
21:30that's bringing this into surface.
21:32Okay?
21:33Kanang murag nag-iaia naman ang mga LGUs,
21:36kanang,
21:37kanang,
21:38na,
21:38na,
21:39na,
21:40na,
21:41na sacrifice naman ang,
21:43quality of education because of,
21:46public pressure sometimes or because
21:48ka nang nagsunod-sunod ang trend.
21:50So, at least, naanay ka nang executive
21:52order 130 that attempts
21:54to put a structure.
21:56But, kung tanawan po na ito
21:58ang executive order, medyo
21:59ka nang vague siya.
22:02Digit kayo niya matubagsad
22:03ang each section.
22:05So, for example, Cebu
22:08is na siya tri-cities.
22:10Na siya Cebu City.
22:12Na siya Mandawe. Na siya Lapu-Lapu.
22:13And then there's Cebu Province.
22:16If we just employ
22:18executive order 130
22:20as it is, medyo
22:23mubalik nagihapunta
22:24most likely with the situation.
22:26That's why, I think, there is
22:28still a need for us to define
22:30and put a structure
22:32to this framework so that
22:34decisions of suspending classes,
22:36especially, again, nga nag-super Il Nino,
22:38I mean, you know,
22:39what's the probability na taas ang hit index
22:42in so many days
22:44in a week taas, di ba?
22:45So, might as well sit down now, no?
22:47Supposedly, again,
22:48nag-sit down taani months ago.
22:49But if we haven't,
22:50sit down now, no?
22:51So that we will avoid politicizing
22:53the decision, no?
22:56So, unsay mga suggestions nato din, hi?
22:59So, ang executive order,
23:01130, actually,
23:03attempts to put a mechanism.
23:05So, katong automatic suspension,
23:06mo to ang katong all across,
23:08meaning, triggered by a typhoon,
23:10obvious man siya,
23:11or triggered by an earthquake,
23:13obvious man siya.
23:14Then, localized suspension,
23:16which is probably specific
23:17to just the LGU.
23:19And then, granular suspension,
23:20which is probably very specific
23:23to a particular barangay
23:24or a particular school.
23:26So, at least,
23:27di-surface na din na nga,
23:28di siya,
23:29ora-orada nga,
23:30the whole province da yun, no?
23:32But there are certain measures,
23:34also, that we need
23:35to put into consideration.
23:37So, my suggestion, then,
23:38is for each of the tri-cities,
23:41independent man ang tri-cities,
23:43and then, ang province,
23:45there has to be
23:46a coordination mechanism.
23:49And this is not just
23:49in a time of a disaster,
23:51but this council
23:53will also function
23:54in making decisions
23:56whether this,
23:57is this a time
23:57to suspend classes or not?
24:00Unsa naman nga barangay
24:01ang affected?
24:02Unsa naman nga municipalities
24:03ang affected?
24:04Or maybe,
24:04just one particular school,
24:06di ligid na'y tanan.
24:08Because,
24:09sige,
24:09nalaman gita din ha,
24:11do you find it strange
24:12nga some of our
24:13private schools,
24:15if not a lot of them,
24:16have air-conditioned classrooms?
24:19So,
24:20what's the point
24:21of suspending classes
24:22because of heat index?
24:25Diba?
24:26Nga,
24:26tanaw ni mong population,
24:27nga,
24:27oh wait,
24:28gipanghatod man sila
24:29mga SUVs
24:30nga na'y aircon.
24:31So, what's the risk?
24:32So, maybe,
24:33ang suspension of classes
24:34is not really like
24:35all across.
24:36Maybe,
24:37ng mga classrooms
24:38nga air-conditioned,
24:40not necessarily.
24:42Are you making,
24:44am I making sense?
24:45In fact,
24:46there was even one parent
24:47that I know,
24:48which is also an aha moment
24:49for me,
24:50because she actually refused
24:51to pick up her child
24:52in school,
24:53and debatable na
24:54ang iyong decision,
24:55but nakatawa lang ko
24:56when she said na,
24:57actually,
24:57ang air quality sa skwelahan
24:59o air quality sa mong balay
25:00parehas,
25:00raman.
25:02So,
25:02nga nung papauli on
25:03akong bata.
25:04Among balay,
25:05wala may aircon.
25:06Ang amuang neighborhood
25:08is also congested,
25:09igang,
25:10no?
25:12Shanti.
25:13So,
25:14nga nung gidi,
25:15ma-filter gidi ang air
25:16sa squatter area,
25:17nga nung gidi,
25:18ma-filter ang air
25:19sa school.
25:20I'm not saying
25:21it's debatable,
25:22but what I'm saying
25:23is it's situational.
25:25No?
25:25And then,
25:26the other thing,
25:26but if we talk about
25:27heat index,
25:28I know,
25:29this is unpopular opinion,
25:32not all of our school children
25:33actually have
25:34access to gadgets.
25:37No?
25:38So,
25:38mahitabuan eh,
25:39kung sa isa ka pamilya,
25:41na'y unum ka bata,
25:43tabangan nila
25:43ang isa ka cellphone
25:44sa ila ang papa.
25:46So,
25:47mag-transfer,
25:47transfer,
25:48karoon ang grade 1 sa,
25:49niya ang grade 3
25:50na po ang musunod.
25:51And then,
25:51grade 5,
25:52ka isa naman eh ng gadgets.
25:53Then,
25:54we consider that also
25:55in the discussion.
25:58Diba?
25:58Ang ubansad,
25:59wala nila na budget
26:00ang tablet,
26:01wala nila na budget
26:02ang ila ang laptop.
26:04So,
26:04can you imagine also,
26:05aha,
26:06sila dapat magdagan-dagan
26:07just for them
26:08to be able to have
26:09access to education.
26:10Again,
26:11I'm not saying
26:11that we don't
26:12prioritize safety,
26:14but these are also
26:15realities that we need
26:17to consider.
26:18And then,
26:18this is even,
26:20sorry,
26:21I hope it will not
26:22get me into trouble.
26:24Some of our students,
26:26they also live in
26:27igangsad na mga lugar,
26:28actually.
26:29And,
26:30congested na mga lugar.
26:32Hindi po sila
26:32well-ventilated na mga lugar.
26:34So,
26:35usahay,
26:35kung isuspend na to
26:36ang klase sa eskwelahan,
26:38atura po silang
26:38ipapauli sa lugar
26:40ng huot,
26:41lugar ng igang,
26:44niya compromise
26:44pang ilang learning.
26:46So,
26:46are we just
26:47moving the problem
26:48from the school
26:49to the home?
26:51Again,
26:52we're not supposed
26:52to resolve that today,
26:54but let's ask
26:55those difficult
26:56questions.
26:58So,
26:58that's why
26:59it's best that
27:00there is a
27:00coordination council
27:02that governs
27:02all this.
27:03Dili lang siya
27:04ang mayor,
27:04no?
27:05But,
27:05it's also
27:07ang environmental
27:08board,
27:09maybe ang pag-asa,
27:11and then
27:11ang department
27:12of education,
27:13ang atuang
27:14mga schools,
27:15o ang mga
27:16parents na to
27:17to address.
27:19The reason,
27:19the other thing,
27:20the important,
27:22that's why I also
27:22highlighted parents,
27:23because I also
27:24remembered
27:25when the classes
27:26were suspended
27:27months ago
27:27about the heat index,
27:28nine-tay
27:29ka ng
27:31ginikanan
27:31nga,
27:32nag-out of town,
27:33ilang gihatod,
27:33ilang anak,
27:34and then supposedly
27:35i-pick up na nila
27:36on tapagka
27:36five o'clock,
27:37no?
27:38So,
27:38because they are
27:39entrepreneurs,
27:40they went into
27:43the province,
27:44no?
27:44And then,
27:45nakareceiving daw sila
27:46message nga,
27:47na-suspend ang classes.
27:48So,
27:48they had to drive
27:49back to pick up
27:50the child,
27:50no?
27:51And then,
27:52incidentally,
27:53aircon ang school,
27:55no?
27:55So,
27:55ang parents mo na bag,
27:57aircon man ang school
27:58sa kong anak,
27:58why do I have to
28:00pick up the child,
28:01no?
28:01So,
28:01dag-hag mga inana
28:02na mga nuances
28:03that we also need
28:04to consider.
28:05So,
28:06I would agree with
28:06Executive Order 130,
28:08i-address na to
28:09ang kanang
28:10heat index,
28:12classroom ventilation,
28:14water availability.
28:15And then,
28:16for air quality,
28:17then that's when
28:17the Environmental
28:19Management Board
28:20would come in
28:21to tell us
28:21kung unsang mag-idne siya,
28:22kanang dangerous level
28:24na mag-idne siya,
28:25no?
28:25Or,
28:26or madani siya
28:27o kanang mask.
28:29And then,
28:29just food for thought.
28:31In Singapore,
28:32they're actually
28:32closer to Indonesia.
28:34But they don't
28:35suspend as much
28:36classes as we do.
28:38I'm not saying
28:39correct ang Singapore,
28:40sayo ang Philippines,
28:41but just food for thought.
28:43Okay?
28:44O kanisayan,
28:45kinsay duol sa
28:47Indonesia.
28:48So,
28:49so,
28:50so,
28:51so,
28:51medyo,
28:51kwan-kwan sadda,
28:52Kanang,
28:52kanang gamit-gamit
28:54punta sa kanang
28:54ato ang mga
28:55kwan-amurag.
28:56If there are certain
28:57locations
28:58that are also
29:00impacted by the
29:01same amount
29:02of air quality,
29:03how are they
29:04managing it
29:05aside from the
29:06way we are
29:07managing it?
29:08No?
29:08Sige.
29:09So,
29:10so,
29:11so,
29:12that's why
29:13I'm glad,
29:14no?
29:14We have this
29:15Executive Order
29:17130,
29:18but what I'm
29:18trying to say here,
29:22because there are
29:23certain realities
29:24specific to a school,
29:27specific to a
29:28barangay,
29:29or specific to a
29:30municipality or city
29:31that does not
29:32constitute a
29:33wider impact.
29:35So,
29:35that's why,
29:36yes,
29:36localized,
29:37good siya.
29:38And let's
29:38establish
29:38our own
29:39mechanism
29:40through a
29:40council,
29:41for example,
29:42in a city
29:42or in the
29:43province,
29:44so that it
29:45would be a
29:45council decision
29:47and the pressure
29:47does not
29:48necessarily fall
29:49on the mayor
29:50or the chief
29:51executive.
29:52So,
29:52now,
29:52we've also
29:53gathered certain
29:54feedback also
29:55coming from
29:55our followers.
29:57So,
29:57I'll share
29:58each of them.
29:59So,
29:59this one is
30:00from a mother,
30:01si Chyna
30:04Lastimado
30:05Oliver.
30:05She's a mother
30:06and she said,
30:07as a parent,
30:08I understand
30:08the intention
30:09of executive
30:09order 130,
30:11especially since
30:12every area
30:13has different
30:14mother conditions.
30:15However,
30:16I hope the
30:16implementation
30:17will always
30:18prioritize the
30:19safety of
30:19our children.
30:27I think what she's
30:28trying to say is,
30:29I think what she's
30:50trying to say is,
30:50their children's
30:52safety.
30:52So,
30:52I think the
30:53council,
30:54because
30:54we have
30:54weather forecasts,
30:57the council
30:58can improve
30:59the situation.
31:00It's not
31:00that they can
31:02go again,
31:03clear,
31:03clear,
31:04clear,
31:05so that
31:05the
31:05request
31:06would be
31:07addressed.
31:08There's a
31:08timely
31:09communication.
31:10They don't
31:10have a
31:11phone.
31:11They don't have
31:12to be in the
31:12phone.
31:13They don't have to be
31:14suspended.
31:15Or worse,
31:16I've also seen
31:17on Facebook
31:18that they
31:20post in town
31:21ang student
31:21that they're
31:22in school.
31:23Meaning,
31:25they inhale
31:25the air quality.
31:28They're
31:29suspended.
31:29They're
31:30back.
31:32Anyway,
31:34let's go for
31:35the second
31:35comment.
31:37This one is
31:38from Judy Ann
31:39Abalayan Bacchus.
31:41She's also a
31:42mother.
31:42She said,
31:43As a parent,
31:44my child's
31:44safety will
31:45always be
31:45my utmost
31:46priority.
31:47I appreciate
31:48Executive Order
31:49130 for
31:49allowing schools
31:50to assess
31:51their actual
31:52conditions
31:52while ensuring
31:53learning
31:54continuity.
31:55However,
31:55I am concerned
31:56that different
31:57decisions between
31:58schools and
31:59LGUs may
31:59cause confusion
32:00among parents.
32:02Even if the
32:03school is safe
32:04and classes
32:04continue,
32:05what about
32:06children who
32:07live in
32:07affected areas
32:08or need
32:09to pass
32:10through
32:10unsafe roads?
32:12So,
32:12this is a
32:14good perspective
32:14because different
32:15with what I
32:16said earlier.
32:17If this
32:17locality,
32:19it's possibly
32:19good that
32:20they're
32:20affected
32:21areas
32:22but they
32:22pass
32:23through
32:23an
32:24affected
32:24area.
32:25So,
32:26the child's
32:26school is
32:27in Upland.
32:27It's
32:28down
32:28so,
32:30the Upland
32:31but
32:31wait,
32:32wait,
32:33they're
32:33going to
32:33walk before
32:34they reach
32:34the Upland.
32:35So,
32:36what she's
32:36saying is
32:37the conditions
32:38on the road.
32:39So,
32:41I am not
32:42against having
32:42classes when
32:43conditions are
32:44favorable but
32:45I hope the
32:46safety of
32:46learners including
32:47their travel
32:48to and from
32:49school will
32:50always be
32:51considered.
32:52So,
32:52the path
32:53is
32:56this one
32:57is from
32:58a student,
32:58John Eric
33:00Sebuko from
33:00Cebu Technical
33:01University,
33:02main campus.
33:03And he
33:03said that
33:04executive order
33:05is a positive
33:06step towards
33:07localized
33:08class suspension.
33:09Yeah,
33:10I like the
33:10word,
33:10localized,
33:11allowing
33:12learning to
33:13transition to
33:15alternative
33:15modalities
33:16during face-to-face
33:18interruptions.
33:19However,
33:20institutions
33:21including LGUs
33:22must responsibly
33:23account for
33:24ground
33:24realities by
33:26involving
33:27students in
33:27decision-making
33:28as each
33:29learner faces
33:30unique struggles
33:31and risks.
33:33Balancing
33:33education,
33:35well-being
33:35requires that
33:36academic schedule
33:37never take
33:38precedence over
33:39student safety,
33:40ensuring learning
33:41continues without
33:42compromising
33:44lives.
33:44So,
33:45that's
33:45prioritization
33:46again of the
33:47well-being of
33:47the students,
33:48the teachers,
33:49and the school
33:49personals.
33:50But if I may
33:51add,
33:52hopefully moving
33:53forward,
33:54there will
33:54be,
33:54convene
33:55and
33:55council,
33:56however,
33:56they call
33:57it,
33:57and then
33:58mag-FGDs
34:00na sila
34:00with students,
34:01no?
34:01Even
34:02before the
34:03hit,
34:04anticipate
34:05naman
34:05itong
34:05amutaas
34:06ang hit
34:06index,
34:07and assess
34:08kung basin
34:09ka nang
34:09shift
34:10to
34:12online
34:12modalities,
34:13and then
34:14ang katunga
34:15sa ito
34:15ang
34:16estudyante,
34:17wala man
34:18sila
34:18gadgets
34:18to support
34:19it.
34:19So,
34:20those are
34:20important.
34:21So,
34:21yes,
34:21the students
34:22should also
34:22be considered.
34:23And by the
34:23way,
34:24nakaremember
34:25lang sa
34:25ad ko,
34:26and even
34:26rotational
34:27brownouts.
34:28Can you
34:28imagine,
34:29kung
34:29gibalhin mo
34:29tanan sa
34:30inyong
34:30panimalay,
34:31and then
34:31nirotate
34:32ang brownout,
34:33so half
34:33of the
34:33class
34:34nag
34:34power
34:34failure.
34:35And then,
34:36pagsiga nila,
34:37ang half
34:38napod,
34:39nag power
34:39failure,
34:40nasad.
34:41Pagsiga nilang
34:42duha,
34:43si ma'am
34:43nasad
34:43ang nag
34:43brownout.
34:44So,
34:44these are
34:45also
34:47infrastructure
34:48concerns
34:49that should
34:49be addressed
34:50rather than
34:50just
34:51automatically
34:51suspending
34:52classes.
34:53So,
34:53I would
34:53agree with
34:53what he
34:54said.
34:55The
34:55stakeholders
34:56has to
34:57be
34:57consulted.
34:58And then
34:59we have
34:59here from
35:01Abigail
35:03Ejoranggo,
35:04she's a
35:04mother,
35:05and she
35:05said,
35:06for me
35:06lang,
35:07maun
35:07naman sad
35:07na
35:08nahitabo
35:09sa school
35:10sa akong
35:10anak,
35:11na at
35:11times nga
35:12dili sila
35:12mususpend
35:13sa classes
35:13even
35:14though
35:14na ay
35:15memo
35:15from
35:15the
35:15mayor.
35:16Dili
35:16necessary
35:17jud
35:17mag
35:17suspend
35:18ang
35:18classes.
35:19Agree
35:20ko
35:20na
35:21kung
35:21asa
35:22lang
35:22ang
35:22mga
35:22affected
35:23areas
35:24which
35:24is
35:24nabilong
35:25ang
35:25school,
35:26dito
35:26rasad
35:28ang
35:28isuspend.
35:29Kay
35:29cases
35:30manggud
35:31ana,
35:32pwedeng
35:32online
35:33class,
35:33which is
35:33diligent
35:34kung
35:34mo
35:34prefer
35:35online
35:35class,
35:36labina sa
35:36akong
35:36situation
35:37na
35:37preschool
35:38pa
35:38ang
35:38student.
35:40That's a
35:41valid
35:42point.
35:46I'm not
35:47necessarily
35:47saying
35:48this is
35:48the
35:49situation
35:49of
35:49Abigail,
35:50but I
35:50also
35:51know
35:51a lot
35:52of
35:52single
35:53parents
35:53who
35:54are
35:54also
35:54trying
35:55to
35:55make
35:55and
35:55meet.
35:56So
35:56kinaanglan silang
35:57mo
35:57trabaho.
35:58And
35:58ang
35:59education
35:59requirement
36:01especially
36:01especially
36:02magsugod
36:02pag
36:03basa
36:03o
36:04magsigod
36:04pag
36:04ihap.
36:05It
36:05requires
36:06special
36:07training
36:08on the
36:10part of
36:10the
36:11teachers.
36:11So
36:11burden
36:12gina
36:13siya
36:13for
36:13single
36:13parents.
36:14I'm not
36:14saying
36:14this is
36:15Abigail,
36:15but I
36:15know
36:16of
36:16single
36:16parents
36:17po
36:17na
36:17kong
36:17friends
36:18na
36:18mo
36:18struggle
36:18ana
36:19kaya
36:19their
36:19working
36:20man
36:20and
36:20then
36:21mag
36:22online
36:23class
36:23ang
36:23ilang
36:24bata.
36:25So
36:25lisod
36:25said
36:25nila.
36:25The other
36:26thing
36:26said
36:27na
36:27not many
36:29also
36:29realize
36:30because of
36:30my
36:30involvement
36:31in the
36:31countryside
36:32basa
36:32musaka
36:32sa
36:32kong
36:33bukid
36:33let's
36:33also
36:34realize
36:34nga
36:34dito
36:35po
36:35sa
36:35bukid
36:35po
36:36of
36:36course
36:36aside
36:37from
36:37challenges
36:37na
36:38sa
36:38internet
36:38which
36:38is
36:39I
36:40will
36:40not
36:40dwell
36:41more
36:41on
36:41that
36:41because
36:42we
36:42already
36:42know
36:42that
36:43but
36:43not
36:43many
36:44of
36:44us
36:44recognize
36:45na
36:45ang
36:46ubang
36:46ginikanan
36:47sa
36:47bukid
36:47di
36:47man
36:47san
36:47sila
36:48kabasa
36:49So
36:50kung
36:55panimalay
36:56kasi
36:57mutudlo
36:57og
36:57basa
36:58sa
36:58bata
36:58nga
36:59ang
36:59ilang
36:59ginikanan
37:00di
37:00man
37:00san
37:00kabo
37:01mubasa
37:01So
37:02these
37:02are
37:02realities
37:03also
37:04that
37:04we
37:04have
37:04to
37:04recognize
37:05Then
37:06another
37:06one
37:06is
37:08from
37:09Nino
37:10Cebu
37:11Technical
37:11University
37:12Consolacion
37:13Campus
37:14Nino
37:15James
37:15Senior
37:16He
37:16actually
37:17said
37:17executive
37:18order
37:19number
37:19130
37:19draws
37:20mixed
37:21reactions
37:21but
37:22in my
37:22view
37:22it
37:23improves
37:23our
37:23class
37:24suspensions
37:24are
37:25decided
37:25yes
37:26I
37:26would
37:26agree
37:26with
37:26him
37:27because
37:27systems
37:30replaces
37:31the
37:31outdated
37:322012
37:32rules
37:33with
37:34clearer
37:34documented
37:35procedures
37:35However
37:36critics
37:37are
37:37right
37:37that
37:37a
37:38better
37:38process
37:38is
37:39not
37:39enough
37:39for
37:40it
37:40to
37:40succeed
37:41the
37:41government
37:42must
37:42only
37:42invest
37:43good
37:44point
37:44Nino
37:45must
37:45also
37:46invest
37:46in
37:47school
37:47safety
37:47such
37:48as
37:48more
37:48classrooms
37:49better
37:50ventilation
37:51and
37:52stronger
37:52facilities
37:53and
37:53I'm
37:54not
37:54putting
37:55words
37:55on
37:56mouth
37:57and
37:58so
37:58take
37:59off
37:59from
37:59there
38:00but
38:00I agree
38:01with
38:01what
38:01he
38:01said
38:02I
38:02mean
38:03and
38:04I'm
38:05not
38:05saying
38:05that
38:05our
38:06government
38:06leaders
38:07are
38:07thinking
38:07this
38:08way
38:08but
38:08I
38:09can't
38:09help
38:10but
38:10also
38:10suspect
38:11that
38:11it's
38:12easier to solve
38:13problem
38:14if
38:16suspend
38:16the
38:17class
38:17compared
38:18to
38:19improve
38:19the
38:20classroom
38:21to
38:21student
38:22ratio
38:22improve
38:23the
38:26teacher
38:27to
38:27student
38:27ratio
38:28so
38:28kaya
38:28mamang
38:28po
38:28nang
38:29maglisod
38:29ang
38:29obang
38:30skwelahan
38:30kung
38:31igang
38:31kaayo
38:32because
38:32walay
38:33ventilation
38:3470
38:35kabuk
38:36mga
38:36bata
38:36nag
38:37cramp
38:37in
38:37one
38:38school
38:38so
38:38tipod
38:38siya
38:39healthy
38:39and
38:40then
38:40napoy
38:41mga
38:41schools
38:41na
38:42wala
38:42gani
38:42in
38:42taway
38:43water
38:43supply
38:44so
38:44how
38:44can
38:44the
38:44students
38:45actually
38:45hydrate
38:46so
38:47this
38:47is
38:48also
38:48kanang
38:49nasuryahan
38:50naman
38:50gini
38:50nato
38:51before
38:51bang
38:51the
38:51Philippines
38:52is a
38:52tropical
38:53country
38:53kabalugid
38:54na natay
38:55mga
38:55kanang
38:56seasons
38:57in which
38:57ang
38:58heat
38:58index
38:59is
38:59taas
38:59geared
39:00so
39:00how
39:01are we
39:01also
39:02how
39:02serious
39:02are we
39:03to provide
39:04the right
39:05infrastructure
39:06education
39:07infrastructure
39:08for our
39:08teachers
39:09our
39:10learners
39:11and the
39:11school
39:11community
39:12kaya
39:13murag
39:13atuan
39:13nalang
39:14solbaron
39:14kaya
39:15given
39:16namang
39:16yun
39:16na natay
39:16mga
39:17kanang
39:18warm
39:18days
39:19in the
39:20Philippines
39:20plus
39:21mupo
39:22di akong
39:22gihop
39:22punta
39:23nga
39:23nang
39:23tataan
39:23nga
39:24conversation
39:24before
39:24kaya
39:25taas
39:25taas
39:26bani
39:26ang
39:26super
39:26ill
39:27ninyo
39:27this
39:28is
39:28we're
39:28feeling
39:29it
39:29today
39:29and
39:30this
39:30is
39:30January
39:31to
39:32middle
39:32of
39:33next
39:33year
39:34so
39:34pila
39:35kanika
39:35days
39:35nga
39:36taas
39:36ang
39:36heat
39:36index
39:38is
39:39our
39:39education
39:40system
39:40prepared
39:41for
39:42this
39:42no
39:43and
39:44then
39:44wala
39:45na
39:45no
39:45na
39:45pa
39:46ah
39:47wala
39:47na
39:47so
39:47salamat
39:48kayo
39:48sa
39:48katong
39:49nga
39:49ni
39:49ni
39:50ni
39:50participate
39:51in
39:51the
39:51conversation
39:52because
39:52at least
39:53it also
39:53added
39:54kanang
39:55context
39:55into
39:56the
39:56conversation
39:57and
39:58for
39:58those
39:58of
39:58us
39:58who
39:59still
39:59kanang
40:00want
40:00to
40:00contribute
40:01to
40:01the
40:01conversation
40:01you
40:02can
40:02continue
40:03to
40:03visit
40:03our
40:04comment
40:05section
40:05and
40:06you
40:06can
40:06post
40:06your
40:06comments
40:07and
40:07your
40:08insights
40:09and
40:09even
40:10your
40:10questions
40:10there
40:11so
40:11good
40:12governance
40:12means
40:13looking
40:14beyond
40:14the
40:15decision
40:15itself
40:16and
40:17considering
40:17its
40:17actual
40:18consequences
40:19on the
40:20people
40:20we
40:20serve
40:21the
40:21objective
40:22is not
40:23simply
40:23to
40:23keep
40:24children
40:24out
40:24of
40:25hot
40:25classrooms
40:26it
40:27is
40:27also
40:27to
40:28ensure
40:28that
40:29they
40:29are
40:29safe
40:30wherever
40:30they
40:31are
40:31whether
40:32in
40:32school
40:33at
40:33home
40:34or
40:35in
40:35their
40:35communities
40:36that
40:37is
40:37leadership
40:37beyond
40:38politics
40:39that
40:39is
40:40public
40:40service
40:41for
40:41the
40:41greater
40:42good
40:42I'm
40:43DJ
40:43Moises
40:44and
40:44shout
40:44out
40:44to
40:44Coffee
40:45First
40:45for
40:45supporting
40:46conversations
40:47that
40:47matter
40:47this
40:48is
40:48beyond
40:49the
40:49headlines
40:49let's
40:50continue
40:50to
40:50look
40:50deeper
40:51and
40:51think
40:51better
40:52have
40:52a
40:52good
40:53afternoon
41:17one
41:18cup
41:19at
41:19a
41:19time
41:19your
41:20perfect
41:21latte
41:21is
41:21ready
41:22coffee
41:23first
41:23then
41:24everything
41:25else
41:26to
41:55have