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DepEd Usec. San Antonio says the high passing rate may be due to the implementation of measures to foster academic ease, such as allowing learners to do make-up activities

DepEd Usec. San Antonio says the grades were based on only performance tasks and written outputs. Periodic tests were removed

Teachers’ Dignity Coalition National Chair Benjo Basas: Sana po bigyan ng DepEd ng espasyo sa discussions nila ang mga teachers

Usec. San Antonio on reports that parents are answering their children’s learning materials: Bago po magsimula ang pasukang 2020-2021, kasama iyan sa mga apprehensions. We were very clear that this school year, since home-based siya, is the best time to teach honesty to children

Usec. San Antonio on reports that parents are answering their children’s learning materials: This is something beyond the control of the DepEd. If the parents want to develop cheats, hindi na po natin iyon masolusyunan

Sen. Win Gatchalian says he is surprised that almost all learners in DepEd schools passed during the first quarter

Usec. San Antonio: If we based on the interpretation of the data given by the teachers, the learners seem to be learning

Sen. Gatchalian to Usec. San Antonio: You don’t sound convinced yourself

Usec. San Antonio disagrees: The only way we could measure the learners have learned is through the grades

Usec. San Antonio earlier presented a slide showing that 99% of learners in DepEd schools in all regions except in Ilocos and Bangsamoro, on which they no data, passed