THE PROVINCIAL government of Davao Oriental lifted on Monday, Oct. 20, the suspension of face to face classes in all levels.
Provincial governor Nelson Dayanghirang signed the Executive Order No. 76 Series of 2025 lifting the suspension.
The executive order mandated a mandatory structural safety certification and a blended learning for unsafe school buildings.
To note, the suspension of F2F classes was due to the doublet earthquake with magnitudes 7.4 and 6.9 on Oct. 10.
“The recent earthquake has been a deeply unsettling experience for the entire Province of Davao Oriental, causing understandable fear and disruption to the lives of our students, families, and dedicated educators,” the executive order reads.
However, it stressed that to collectively forward to recovery and healing, “resumption of learning in familiar school environments is necessary for normalcy, stability and hope.”
“We must ensure that this return is executed with the utmost caution, founded with utmost assurance that the physical structures housing our students are completely sound and secure,” the executive order stated.
The return to face-to-face classes is strictly conditioned upon a clear, non-negotiable safety requirement where each school is required to undergo mandatory inspection.
In a mandatory inspection, all operational school buildings and essential campus facilities must undergo a meticulous structural assessment.
The EO mandates that all schools must submit certificates to the local government or the Department of Education within three working days before reopening.
DepEd Davao region reported that a total of 114,820 learners across the region were affected by the twin earthquakes where Davao Oriental recorded around 16,000.
