MANILA, Philippines — Nationwide stakeholder consultations led by the Department of Education (DepEd) have started discussing a proposed executive order to update guidelines for class and work suspensions and resumptions during emergencies. According to a DepEd statement issued on Wednesday, the proposed policy will establish a framework governing when in-person classes and onsite work can be suspended in case of environmental and disaster risks — including extreme heat, volcanic smog, heavy rainfall, and earthquakes — and when they can safely resume. The policy will include automatic suspensions and resumptions triggered by nationally prescribed technical agency thresholds, localized suspensions and resumptions […]...Keep on reading: DepEd leads consultations on class suspension, resumption rules