1. Following the declarations of National Public Health Emergency in the country, and the State of Calamity in the Province of Cavite, and the recent announcement of the President for an enhanced community quarantine in the entire Luzon, the Division Chiefs, Heads of all functional units, and
School Heads (His) in this Division Office are given the discretion to adopt and implement telecommuting for the period of March 16 to April 14, 2020 in order to contain the spread of the deadly virus and increase resilience in responding to this public health hazard.
2. This alternative work arrangement provided in DepEd Memorandum No. 043, s. 2020 titled Guidelines on the Alternative Work Arrangements in the Department of Education in light of the COVID-19 Stringent Social Distancing Measures suppported by Civil Service Announcement No. 12, s. 2020, is adopted to ensure continuous delivery of public service with due observance of public distancing policy and other preventive health measures.
3. In the implementation of telecommuting which is defined as an alternative work arrangement that allows employees to work from home or other off-site locations; provided that personnel must be readily accessible during working hours and must be able to respond to directives, requests, and
queries through agreed modes of communication with their immediate supervisor in its implementation. Personnel who will not form part of the office-assigned officers and personnel based on the office workweek plan, including the exemptions enumerated above, shall render services through the telecommuting arrangements where the division chiefs and unit heads of this Division Office and School shall observe the following guidelines: …
