Students try to shield themselves from the heat of the noonday sun at President Corazon Aquino High School in the Baseco community in Tondo, Manila, on April 2, 2024. The Division of City Schools - Manila authorized school principals to declare the suspension of face-to-face classes or shift to asynchronous classes due to the high heat index currently experienced in different parts of the country. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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<p><br/>MANILA — The Department of Education on Sunday canceled in-person classes nationwide from April 29-30, 2024 and ordered the implementation of distance learning due to the expected intense heat and transport strike.</p><p>The DepEd issued the directive as some parts of the Philippines shattered their hottest temperature records on Saturday. The scorching heat is <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/28/philippines-to-endure-extreme-heat-until-mid-may-1321">forecast to persist until the middle of May.</a></p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/27/metro-manila-records-new-all-time-hottest-temperature-023" id="isPasted">READ: Metro Manila records new all-time hottest temperature</a></div><p>Meanwhile, transport group PISTON will stage a transport strike from April 29 to May 1 to oppose the franchise consolidation requirement under the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program.</p><p>The DepEd said teaching and non-teaching personnel in public schools are also not required to report to their respective stations.</p><p>Activities organized by regional and division offices could push through as scheduled, but school officials should ensure the safety of participants, it said.</p><p>Private schools are not covered by the advisory, but they can also implement the same order, the DepEd said.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/27/transport-labor-groups-join-forces-vs-jeepney-deadline-1633" id="isPasted">READ: Transport, labor groups join forces vs franchise consolidation deadline</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nizv-y9g99g?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/><br/></div>

<p>The Department of Education on Sunday canceled in-person classes nationwide from April 29-30, 2024 and ordered the implementation of distance learning due to the expected intense heat and transport strike.</p>

The Department of Education on Sunday canceled in-person classes nationwide from April 29-30, 2024 and ordered the implementation of distance learning due to the expected intense heat and transport strike.

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DepEd cancels on-site classes due to heat, transport strike

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