The Department of Education announced on Friday that classes for School Year 2021-2022 will begin on September 13.

President Rodrigo Duterte approved the date, one of the options recommended by Education Secretary Leonor Briones.

“We thank the President for his full support to the delivery of quality basic education for the incoming school year,” the Education department said.

It added that the school calendar for SY 2021-2022 will be released soon.

“We hope for our stakeholders’ continued cooperation and support as we prepare for another challenging yet worthwhile endeavor of educating our children amid a global health crisis,” DepEd said.

The government has postponed the implementation of limited face-to-face classes, thus the enhanced blending learning will continue to be implemented.