THE METRO Manila Development Authority will coordinate with the Department of Education on the resumption of pilot face-to-face classes in the National Capital Region.

MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos issued the statement as Metro Manila was placed under the more relaxed Alert Level 2 beginning on Tuesday, February 1.

“Makikipag-usap kami agad sa DepEd kasi importante ang edukasyon. Napakaganda na ng ating pilot face-to-face classes noong nakaraan,” Abalos said during the Laging Handa briefing.

“We will look into it and have a dialogue with Education Secretary Liling Briones and the rest of DepEd officials so we can resume out pilot face-to-face classes,” he added.

The education department hopes to include more schools in the expanded in-person classes.

Several agencies and groups have said that children learn more during in-person classes than online.