Happy to be back: Students lining up during the opening of classes at the San Juan Elementary School in Metro Manila. — AP
Millions of children in the Philippines returned to school as the academic year started, with many taking their seats in classrooms for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic hit.
The Philippines is one of the last countries in the world to resume full-time, in-person lessons – sparking warnings that the prolonged closure of classrooms had worsened an education crisis in the country.
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