Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Wednesday said he fully supports the proposal of the Department of Education (DepEd) to revert to the old academic calendar by school year 2026 to 2027.
He promised to seek the approval of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on this “very crucial and important decision.”
Zubiri also said the change in the calendar “could save lives and enhance the learning situation of our students in the country.”
The endorsement of the DepEd to return to the old school calendar will mean classes will start in June and will end in March.
With this schedule. students will be on vacation during the months of April and May when the country experiences extreme heat.
In yesterday’s hearing of the Senate Basic Education committee chaired by Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, DepEd Asst. Sec. Cesar Bringas said the department had endorsed this to the President and provided the President other other options.
He said the DepEd initially considered a five-year transition period for the return. But this was changed to a two-year transition period.
At the beginning of the transition, ongoing classes in Basic Education, which covers Kindergarten to Senior High School, will end during the second week of May.
The next school year- 2025 to 2026 will end April 16, 2026.
