THE DEPARTMENT of Education said limited face-to-face classes is possible in the National Capital Region.

DepEd Director Roger Masapol said there is a big chance of finally conducting physical classes especially with Covid19 cases in Metro Manila continuing to decline.

“Malaki ang tsansang magkaroon ng pilot testing ng limited face-to-face classes sa NCR,” he said.

The department already submitted a letter to President Rodrigo Duterte requesting that more schools are allowed to open for in-person classes, Masapol said.

He added there are 100 public schools participating when face-to-face classes are finally permitted on November 15.

All regions will be participating except NCR, Cordillera Administrative Region, Region 2, and Region 4-B.

“So, pinag-aaralan na rin ngayon ng DepEd na i-assess ang mga paaralan sa NCR, CAR, Region 2 at Region 4-B para lahat ay magkaroon na ng limited face-to-face classes,” Masapol said.

“Bago pa magsimula ang klase ay nagsulat na tayo sa Pangulo na payagan tayong i-expand ang pilot study kasi nga medyo gumanda na ang ating sitwasyon sa NCR,” he added.