PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said that he is considering to revert to the old school calendar as there have been suspensions of classes due to extreme heat.

“Sa aming palagay baka mahirapan pa tayo. Ngunit hangga’t may paraan ay gagawan natin ng paraan para mapaaga at mabilis ang pagbalik sa normal na schedule ng mga bata,” Marcos said.

“Hangga’t maaari gusto nating ibalik sa dati. Dahil I think, medyo may consensus na talaga na mas maganda ‘yung dating schedule kaya hindi naman sinasabi na hindi natin gagawin before next year, or the year after that.”

Earlier, the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition said that it hopes the school calendar will revert to the original schedule from June to March.

Meanwhile, the Department of Education said that reducing the timeline for the gradual shift of reverting the school calendar would have significant impacts on learning outcomes and well-being of learners and teachers due to the lack of sufficient breaks.