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Department of Education Secretary Leonor Briones (Photo courtesy of DepEd via PNA)

Japanese Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko and PCG Commandant, CG Admiral Leopoldo V Laroya arrives at PCG National Headquarters for a tour aboard PCG’s 44-meter Multi-Role Response Vessels on Dec. 7, 2021. (Photo from Naomi Tiburcio/PTV)

Grade 1 pupils sit on chairs with desks installed with plastic barriers while attending class at the La Huerta Elementary School in Parañaque City on Monday (Dec. 6, 2021). Some 28 public schools in Metro Manila joined the pilot run of face-to-face classes in the region. (PNA photo by Avito Dalan)