PUP students want resumption of classes moved to January 8

MANILA, Philippines — Students on all campuses of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines are asking the PUP administration to move the resumption of classes to Jan. 8, citing transportation difficulties and overwhelming academic workload.

In a letter addressed to PUP president Manuel Muhi, officers of 40 student councils and organizations said they sought the response of 11,940 students across the university’s 21 campuses and found that 10,433 students preferred on-site and online classes to resume on Jan. 8.

Classes are set to resume today.

At least 1,182 students prefer asynchronous classes from Jan. 3 to 7, while 189 want synchronous mode. More than 110 students prefer online and onsite classes to resume today.

“It has been determined that 87.5 percent of students prefer that classes, both online and on-site, resume on Jan. 8 because some students are still in the provinces,” the Alyansa ng Nagkakaisang Konseho ng Politeknikong Unibersidad ng Pilipinas (ANAK-PUP) said.

“The academic tasks assigned prior to the break remain incomplete as many students were engaged in holiday celebrations,” ANAK-PUP added.