During the Cabinet meeting on July 19, 2022, one of the questions raised by Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte to President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr was the possibility of the institutionalization of a blended learning mode of instruction and should the Department prepare for it.

The President agreed that a plan should be made with a caveat that face-to-face classes shall be the priority and blended modality shall be considered only in specific schools and areas with special circumstances.

DepEd will prepare a plan to be reviewed by the President. No details are forthcoming anytime soon.

The requirement of the 5-day in-person classes by November 2, 2022, is still in effect.

Sara Z. Duterte
Vice President of the Philippines
Secretary of the Department of Education
July 20, 2022