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MANILA, Philippines — When the Department of Education (DepEd) ordered teachers to physically report back to work amid the global pandemic, it was just following directions from the Civil Service Commission (CSC) and the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF).

The announcement came after the Alliance of Concerned Teachers-Philippines (ACT) called for the Department Order 29, Series of 2022 to be repealed, which required teachers to physically return to classrooms despite problems such as “poor internet access” and “the mounting Covid-19 danger.”

On Monday, the group chastised the department for its “lack of consultation” with affected teachers and for mandating physical attendance from May 2 to 13, when lessons would be canceled to allow teachers to conduct election-related activities.

Although the DepEd and the CSC are not opposed to providing teachers with “flexible” work arrangements, the national government and the CSC have the last say on alert level classifications and work arrangements for government personnel, according to DepEd Undersecretary Annalyn Sevilla.

“Unfortunately, our teachers are also government employees, and as a government agency, isa lang po ang nagre-release ng aming (we only have one [office] releasing our) HR policy, si Civil Service Commission, and the Civil Service Commission has the rules on time in and time out, and if they do not do that, mako-COA po kami, mao-audit po kami sa pagpapa-sweldo sa mga

According to the executive order, all government employees must now report to work physically unless the COA allows for flexible work arrangements notwithstanding the loosened constraints, according to Sevilla.

The Department of Health has correctly examined Covid-19 hazards, according to Education Secretary Leonor Briones.

“We’re also a bureaucratic organization.” We have a budget of PHP650 billion and a population of nearly a million people. As they say, I’m like a mother hen sitting on PHP650 million worth of eggs… As a result, we have our responsibilities. We are not in the same league as the private sector. The private sector is governed by the policies of its boards of directors. “However, we are governed by national policy,” she explained.

Meanwhile, the Department of Education acknowledged the difficulties with internet access for blended learning and stated that they should be addressed sooner rather than later.

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