SENATOR Christopher “Bong” Go is confident that Department of Education officials will thoroughly study the proposal to revert to the old school calendar to spare learners from the scorching heat in schools during the dry season.

“We will leave that to our education officials. Alam kong pinag-aaralan na po nila ito. They will form a group to study the proposal to return to the old academic calendar where school breaks run from April to May,” Go said in an interview.

He said that DepEd officials know what’s best for the students.

He, however, appealed to the officials to prioritize the health and safety of the students.

“Ang akin po dito bilang miyembro po ng Senado ay pag-aralang mabuti at huwag pong masakripisyo ang kalusugan ng mga kabataan. Ang ayaw natin dito baka hindi nila kakayanin ang init tuwing summer,” he explained.

“Health muna pero wag po dapat masakripisyo ang education. Importante dito masusunod pa rin natin ang number of school days na kailangan nilang pumasok sa pag-aaral at huwag masakripisyo ang kalidad ng education kapag inadjust po natin balik sa dating summer break,” he said.