Solon seeks reverting school opening to June

In filing House Bill No. 8508, Ilocos 1st District Representative Ronald Singson said in his explanatory note that resetting the opening of classes to the first Monday of June annually best suits the country, considering the summer and rainy seasons.

“While it is difficult to predict the weather due to climate change, the former school calendar is what suits our country best. Should the school calendar be reverted, students, teachers and parents will be spared from the inconvenience and hazards of adverse weather conditions,” he said. A survey of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers showed that a significant majority of teachers in the country reported that students wereWith this, Senate Basic Education Committee Chairman Sherwin Gatchalian also said it was about time toadoption of 185 class days annuallyHB 8508 would amend Republic Act. No. 7797, otherwise known as "An Act to Lengthen the School Calendar from Two Hundred Days to Not More Than Two Hundred Twenty Class Days.

It covers all basic education institutions in the country, including foreign and international schools, harmonizing the opening of the academic year for all Philippine schools to the first Monday of June.

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