SAN JOSE, Antique – Village officials in this province have been requested by Gov. Rhodora Cadiao to assist in the enrollment of pupils in public schools as the June 30 deadline of the Department of Education’s modified regular enrollment nears.
“I am requesting the barangay officials to help explain to parents that they should not fear about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) when they enroll children this school year,” said Cadiao on June 24.
According to the governor, one way village officials could help DepEd is to make sure that enrollment forms are available for parents to fill in.
She also requested personnel of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to assist school-age children of beneficiaries in the enrollment.
Cadiao said the provincial school board has allocated P5 million for the purchase of the transistor radios which are to be distributed to poor families with school-age children.
“DepEd will be having the lessons aired over the radios without the face-to-face classroom instructions yet,” she said.
Jeffrey Gabucay, 4Ps provincial link, said 29,744 school-age children have enrolled while 19,754 are yet to do so as of June 24.
Difficulty in accessing online registration, lack of information on the enrollment process and health security are among the reasons why 4Ps members have yet to enroll their children, he added.
In a recent press conference, DepEd-Antique superintendent Dr. Felisa Beriong expressed her gratitude to barangay officials who continue the house-to-house distribution of the enrollment forms.
“We have enrollment forms made available in the barangay halls,” said Beriong.
“I am appealing to the other barangay officials if they could also distribute the forms house-to-house,” she added.(With a report from PNA/PN)
