DepEd: 46% of schools ready for in-person classes, five days a week

Three days before the opening of school on Monday, a teenager tries on a white shirt being sold at Rizal Avenue in Caloocan City. - Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): Less than half of the country’s schools, both public and private, can fully conduct in-person classes when the new academic year begins next week.

The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Office of the Vice President (OVP) gave this updated assessment of the schools’ readiness on Friday, three days before the start of the new academic year on Monday, Aug 22.