CHED moves opening of classes on June 15

It was announced by the Commission on Higher Education that they are moving the opening of classes in colleges and universities to June 15.

According to CHED deputy executive director Julito Vitriolo, the influenza A(H1N1) virus is the main reason for the CHED’s decision to defer the opening of classes. This is also to give students, who have travelled abroad, enough time for voluntary self-quarantine.

Before this announcement, six schools have already announced that they are postponing the opening of classes as a precautionary measure against the new influenza virus. They were:

1. Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) – June 15
2. University of Santo Tomas (UST) – June 15
3. Far Eastern University (FEU) – June 17
4. St. Paul University-Manila – June 16
5. University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) – June 22
6. University of the Philippines-Manila (UP)

Meanwhile, De La Salle University in Manila suspended its classes from June 3 to June 14 after three of its students have been infected with the dreaded virus.