House Basic Education Committee chairman and Pasig City Rep. Roman Romulo said that while he supports the move of holding the three-term school calendar beginning next school year, he hopes that the Department of Education reconsider holding catch-up classes during the break.
This comes after the Department of Economy, Planning and Development's (DepDev) Economy and Development team approved the implementation of the three-term school calendar beginning School Year 2026-2027.
According to DepDev, the move aims to maximize the length of learning time, often disrupted by bad weather as well as celebrations and observances.
In a message to The Manila Times, Romulo, also a co-chairman of the Second Congressional Commission for Education (Edcom 2), said that one of the recommendations of the commission is to "protect instructional time by reducing overload from non-instructional activities and improving governance of school calendar disruptions,"
"If the proposed three term school calendar ensures more instructional time in classrooms by reducing the number of class day disruptions brought about by weather disturbances and national and local holidays, we are in full support. However, it is hoped that DepEd reconsiders holding catch-up classes during the break," Romulo added.
The DepEd has yet to respond to the recommendation of the DepDev