Manila lockdown again?

[Adventine 3,196]

It is really dependent on where exactly in Manila. There is no consistency and some areas are much more lax than others.

 

In the more affluent areas of Makati and BGC, no one respects the age limits any more. I've been seeing families with young children and senior citizens walking freely outdoors. They hang out in the parks and green spaces, and no one pays them any attention. This has been the case for months.

 

However, the malls are definitely stricter and do deny entry to those who are clearly under or over the age limits.

[NoMansLand2020 298]

13 hours ago, Allovertheworld said:

What part of the Philippines are they living in?

 

 

They are in CDO, which is still under MGCQ. In person school is not happening and we enrolled them in an online private school based out of Manila. 

[NoMansLand2020 298]

13 hours ago, Talako said:

This came out the other day:

 

https://www.barrons.com/news/philippines-duterte-tells-children-to-stay-home-and-watch-tv-01611653724?tesla=y

 

 

Worst president ever.... Do Dirty.

These people have no idea what's best for our kids nor have their best interests at heart. What good is this age ban doing? You might as well put a ban on everyone. 

[Allovertheworld 355]

2 hours ago, NoMansLand2020 said:

They are in CDO, which is still under MGCQ. In person school is not happening and we enrolled them in an online private school based out of Manila. 

Wow

 

So what are they doing to teach the kids in CDO?   I don't see online learning working due to poor internet and lack of IT infrastructure.

[NoMansLand2020 298]

43 minutes ago, Allovertheworld said:

Wow

 

So what are they doing to teach the kids in CDO?   I don't see online learning working due to poor internet and lack of IT infrastructure.

I'm not sure. I don't live there. I believe the public schools are doing online classes. We thought it would be beneficial and a better opportunity to go with a private institution for my fiancée's kids.  They are doing well, although they struggle a bit with their Filipino/Tagalog class. They are Bisaya and English speaking for the most part. 

Edited January 31, 2021 by NoMansLand2020

[Jordan & Jenet 48]

My spouse is a teacher at DepEd high school grade, I can tell you pretty much no learning is happening or has happened for the last 10months. She only has 2 online classes a week and 1-3 kids show up out of 25. The homework packets are a joke. If the students or parents complain that the teachers give a bad grade they just change it. Whole thing is a joke.

 

Jordan

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1 hour ago, Allovertheworld said:

So what are they doing to teach the kids in CDO?   I don't see online learning working due to poor internet and lack of IT infrastructure.

My nieces and nephews are given a SIM by the school with data enabled for their studies. My SIL is in college so she is expected to have her own internet and device (which she does) She just finished he 1st sem of 3rd year and it was entirely virtual. Half of her second sem 2nd year was virtual.

17 hours ago, Adventine said:

There is no consistency

In the Philippines? You must be kidding....LOL 🤣

[flicks1998 1,044]

4 hours ago, Jordan & Jenet said:

My spouse is a teacher at DepEd high school grade, I can tell you pretty much no learning is happening or has happened for the last 10months. She only has 2 online classes a week and 1-3 kids show up out of 25. The homework packets are a joke. If the students or parents complain that the teachers give a bad grade they just change it. Whole thing is a joke.

 

Jordan

This is the exact reason my expedite request was approved last year.  This will continue for all of 2021. Kids are losing two years of education. It’s a complete joke and what makes me extremely angry. 

[NoMansLand2020 298]

50 minutes ago, flicks1998 said:

This is the exact reason my expedite request was approved last year.  This will continue for all of 2021. Kids are losing two years of education. It’s a complete joke and what makes me extremely angry. 

How did you expedite for this? 

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1 hour ago, NoMansLand2020 said:

How did you expedite for this? 

I told them that my son was not in school, that they tried online schooling and it was a joke.  Nothing worked.  I just sent in proof of this.  You cant have kids missing 2 years of school, especially when the local education is so poor anyway.  

[NoMansLand2020 298]

26 minutes ago, flicks1998 said:

I told them that my son was not in school, that they tried online schooling and it was a joke.  Nothing worked.  I just sent in proof of this.  You cant have kids missing 2 years of school, especially when the local education is so poor anyway.  

Hmm... Maybe this is my ticket. My fiancée has two young kids. What kind of proof did you provide? 

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15 minutes ago, NoMansLand2020 said:

Hmm... Maybe this is my ticket. My fiancée has two young kids. What kind of proof did you provide? 

Difference is his child is a USC and qualified for NIE.

Edited February 1, 2021 by payxibka

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2 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Difference is his child is a USC and qualified for NIE.

In my opinion, it shouldn't matter. 

[payxibka 10,045]

4 minutes ago, NoMansLand2020 said:

In my opinion, it shouldn't matter. 

The national interest exemption has an exemption to expedite an interview for the parent of a minor usc child.   You don't share the same facts.

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9 minutes ago, payxibka said:

The national interest exemption has an exemption to expedite an interview for the parent of a minor usc child.   You don't share the same facts.

I known what NIE is.. I work for the DoD. But you also have two early elementary aged kids who aren't getting an education and will be two years behind when they get here. The Philippines poor education system mingled together with this pandemic and inability to attend in-person school along with the horrible IT infrastructure that is pretty much down 50% of the time, makes it impossible for many kids to attend online classes.

Edited February 1, 2021 by NoMansLand2020