Training for college student-athletes may start soon as the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) signed a joint memorandum circular with the Department of Health (DOH) which allows the resumption of training for varsity teams.
CHED, DOH, and members of collegiate leagues such as the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the University Athletic Association of the Philippines had the ceremonial signing of the joint memorandum circular on Monday in Emilio Aguinaldo College.
Pagsasanay ng mga student athlete sa mga kolehiyo at unibersidad na kalahok sa @NCAAPhilippines, tuloy na kasunod ng ceremonial signing ng joint memorandum circular sa pagitan ng @PhCHED at @DOHgovph para sa pagbabalik ensayo ng mga kalahok na estudyante. | via @VargasMannysen pic.twitter.com/ugfyqDRlWF
— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) December 13, 2021
According to a report by Super Radyo DZBB's Manny Vargas, CHED chair Prospero de Vera thanked DOH and the schools for complying with the guidelines.
DOH secretary Francisco Duque III said the resumption of the training will be a big help for the mental health of the students. He also reminded the schools to follow health protocols, especially amid the threat of the emergence of the new Omicron variant.
Last November, CHED conducted an inspection of the schools' sports facilities.
—Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA News
