Malacañang said no to calls for an academic break despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the recent wave of successive typhoons.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that since there are no face-to-face classes, students and teachers alike are not greatly affected by recent disasters that have submerged towns under floodwaters.
“Hindi po masyadong naapekto[han ito] dahil wala pong face-to-face classes sa lahat ng ating mga eskuwelahan,” he said.
[These were not greatly affected because there are no face-to-face classes in all our schools.]
The spokesman also noted that the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has allowed universities to extend the semester by one or 2 weeks if they failed to hold classes due to the recent typhoons.
“Hindi po papayagan itong academic break na hinihingi ng ilan,” he added
[The academic break that some are asking for will not be allowed.]
