Amendment on school year start date

Section 3 (as amended) provides that the school year shall start on the first Monday of June but not later than the last day of August.
In the event of a declaration of a state of emergency or state of calamity, the President, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Education, may set a different date for the start of the school year in the country or parts thereof.
The deferred school opening applies to all basic education schools, including foreign or international schools, notwithstanding any law to the contrary (Section 3).
The Secretary of Education determines the end of the regular school year, taking into consideration Christmas and summer vacations and the peculiar circumstances of each region (Section 3).
In implementing the Act, the Secretary of Education may authorize the holding of Saturday classes for elementary and secondary levels for public and private schools (Section 3).

The Department of Education shall issue the necessary rules and regulations for effective implementation within thirty (30) days after the effectivity of the Act (Section 2).
The Department of Education shall issue these rules in consultation with relevant stakeholders (Section 2).

All laws, acts, presidential decrees, executive orders, administrative orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof that are inconsistent with or contrary to the Act are modified, amended, or repealed accordingly (Section 3).