Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VI – Western Visayas
Division of Antique
MAG-ABA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Mag-aba, Pandan, Antique

SCHOOL COMMUNITY COORDINATION

PREVENTIVE ALERT SYSTEM IN SCHOOL (PASS)

Purpose:

This manual serves as safety guideline for Mag-aba National High School and the
community, in the implementation of Limited Face to Face program for Grade 11
and Grade 12 TVL-IA, TVL-HE, TVL-ICT and Academic-HUMSS.

This shall insure the safety of students; teachers and the people in the
community and the continuity of learning in the event that a member of the
school community becomes a close contact of suspect, probable or confirmed
COVID-19 case within or outside the school. This plan also aims to minimize the
impact of COVID-19 resurgence to the school community.

The Guideline includes case scenario that may affect the school operation and
necessary response of each stakeholders to prevent, defect, isolate and treat the
COVID-19. It also contains strategies to reintegrate the school operations to
ensure the safe resumption of limited face to face classes.

It is recommended to review and update the contingency plan regularly and as

needed arises, according to the most recent risk associated with COVID-19 and
the latest guidelines from the Department of Health (DOH).

The plan is based Regional Memorandum No. 680 s. 2021 and DepEd
Memorandum No. 15 s. 2020)
 General Guidelines for the operationalizing of The Preventive
Alert System in School (PASS).

1. The Preventive Alert System in Schools (PASS) based on DepEd Order No. 34 s,
2003, is a systematic relay of information on a child’s or teacher state of health to
appropriate personnel and agencies in the locality.

2.The school head shall operationalize the Preventive Alert System in the school.

3.Teachers in Charge shall explain in class how PASS works:

a. Learners will observe the well-being of their own classmates and if someone
among them is not feeling well or has colds/cough and is feverish, the sick
learner will be reported to the teacher for validation of his/her condition.

b. Early morning health inspection shall be conducted routinely by the teachers

and School Nurse to detect presence of fever and other signs or symptoms of
infection. Teachers shall observe the health status of each learner in the
classroom. If the teacher identified a learner who is sick, this case will be
reported to the school head.

c. The school head shall notify the family/guardian member of the sick learner. A
face mask should worn by the feverish person and immediately referred to the
school health personnel to be placed in the designated isolation room in school,
while waiting for the parents/guardian to arrive or to the nearest
barangay/municipal health center for evaluation or referral to a hospital if
needed. The same process will be observed for teachers/health personnel who
will exhibit symptoms of infection.

d. Learners, teachers and other personnel evaluated by the school health

personnel/referred to hospitals shall strictly observe the advice of the health
personnel/hospital, including the possibility of quarantine.

e. The condition of the learner, teacher and other personnel should be closely
followed up by the attending school health personnel.

f. Learner on home quarantine shall be given ADM of education.

4. School head shall closely coordinate with the barangay/municipal health officers and
the SDO’s relative to any resident in the community who has traveled to and returned
from country/area affected by the COVID-19 virus.

5. School head/school health personnel shall conduct daily monitoring of health status
of children and personnel, and maintain a record on health status.

6. School head is expected to take the lead in operationalizing the PASS and to rely
relevant information to the School Division Superintendent and such information be
likewise relayed to the School Health Division.
 Guidelines for Initial Response:

Scenarios School response BHERT/ People involved

Community
response
*The learner will * The BHERT *Parents
A. Student/ inform the class officer will conduct *Teacher, adviser
Teacher School adviser home visit to *BHERT officers
personnel showing *The class adviser confirm the
symptoms of COVID-19 will advise the learner’s situation.
at home learner/student If the learners
manifesting flu- shows symptoms,
like symptoms to continuous
wear protective monitoring will be
equipment like conducted. If
mask/face shield needed
and order the
student to stay at *BHERT officer
home, rest and will take actions
recuperate based the
*The community health
adviser/School guidelines
head will contact
the BHERT officer
to confirm the
learner’s condition
*The teachers
and school
personnel should
inform the school
head. If they are
experiencing flu-
like symptoms
*The same
procedure will be
applied to the
teacher and
school personnel
that shows flu like
symptoms at
home
B.Student/ *The school nurse *BHERT officers *Parents
School personnel or school will help the *Teacher adviser
showing symptoms of personnel in school inform the *BHERT officers
COVID-19 at the school charge of the family/guardians *Barangay
entrance early morning of the students municipal health
health inspection under observation workers
shall bring the *BHERTs officers
learner to the could also help in
isolation room for arranging
further transportation if
observation and needed
later reevaluation *Receive or
*Face mask indorse learner
should be worn *Sign referral slip
 by the feverish as received
person. If the *Asses or confirm
symptoms of flu COVID 19
persist. The class syndrome
adviser/school *If the
head will inform learner/teacher
the were tested
family/guardian of positive BHERTS
the sick learner officer will conduct
and immediately contact tracing
referred to the *BHERTs officer
school health will also help
personnel or the monitor the
nearest barangay learner or teacher
or municipal under home
health center quarantine
*The same
process shall be
observed for the
teachers or other
personnel who
will exhibit
symptoms of
infection.
*The
learner/teacher
and other
personnel
evaluated by the
school health
personnel/referre
d to hospitals
shall strictly
observe the
advice of health
personnel,
including the
possibility of
home quarantine
*Relevant
information will
be forwarded by
the School head
to District/Division
Superintendent if
needed
c.Student/teacher/ *The school nurse *BHERT officers *Parents
school personnel or school will help the *Teacher adviser
suddenly showing personnel in school inform the *School nurse
symptoms symptoms charge of health family/guardians *School head
of COVID 19 at school inspection shall of the students *BHERT officers
during class hours bring the learner under observation *Barangay/
to the isolation *BHERT officers Municipal health
room for further could also help in workers
observation and arranging
later reevaluation transportation if
*Face mask needed
should be worn *Receive or
by the feverish indorse learner
 person. If the *Sign Referral Slip
symptoms of flu as received
persist. The class *If the
adviser/school learner/teacher
head will inform were tested
the positive BHERTs
family/guardian of officers will
the sick learner conduct contact
and immediately tracing
referred to the *BHERTs officers
school health will also help
personnel or the monitor the
nearest barangay learner or teacher
or municipal under home
health center quarantine
*The same
process shall be
observed for the
teachers or other
personnel who
will exhibit
symptoms of
infection
*The
learner/teacher
and other
personnel
evaluated by the
school health
personnel/referre
d to hospitals
shall strictly
observe the
advice of health
personnel,
including the
possibility of
home quarantine
*Wait for the
advice from
Municipal Local
Government
Unit/District
Supervisor for the
resumption of
classes
*Relevant
information will
be forwarded by
School head to
District/Division
Superintendent if
needed
D.Family member or *The learner will *The BHERT *Parents
Learner/Teacher/Schoo inform the class officer will conduct *Teacher adviser
l personnel was adviser home visit to *BHERT officer
showing symptoms at *The class adviser confirm the
home will advise the learner’s situation.
learner/student If the learner
 manifesting flu- shows symptoms
like symptoms to continuous
wear protective monitoring will be
equipment like conducted if
mask/face shield needed
and order the *BHERT officer
student to stay at will take actions
home; rest and based the
recuperate community health
*The adviser will guidelines
contact the
BHERT officer to
confirm the
learner’s condition
*The teachers
and school
personnel should
inform the school
head if they are
experiencing flu
like symptoms
*The same
procedure will be
applied to the
teacher and
school personnel
that shows flu like
symptoms at
home
*Relevant
information will
be forwarded by
School head to
District/Division
Superintendent if
needed
E.Learners or *Provided that **BHERT officers *Class Adviser
personnel in the same there is no will conduct *School personnel
class and week as the confirmed case or contact tracing if *BHERT officers
exposed person close contact in needed
the school shall *BHERT officers
still allow other will take actions
learners and based the
personnel to community health
attend face to guidelines
face classes *BHERT officers
*If the identified will also help
close contact is a monitor the
teacher, only the learner or teacher
class that the under home
teacher is quarantine
handling will
temporarily
shifted back to
distance learning
until the teacher
is allowed to
return to school
*The school shall
 inform the
parents/guardian
of learner’s
regarding the
situation and
temporary shift
learning modality
*The school shall
inform the BHERT
officers and
provide necessary
information
needed for
contact tracing
*Relevant
information will
be forwarded by
School head to
District/Division
Superintendent if
needed
F.The *The school shall *BHERT officers *BHERT officers
community/school was remain under will monitor the *School Head
under lockdown lockdown until the situation and *Class Adviser
required coordinated with *Parents
quarantine period the LGU regarding
of all close the duration of
contact has been lockdown
completed *BHERT officers
*The lockdown will inform the
may continue if School Head once
other learners the lockdown was
show symptoms lifted as per
of COVID 19 advised by the
*The school head LGU Local Health
and the class unit
advisers will *BHERT and
inform the Local LGU will
parents once the inform the school
lockdown was head if the school
lifted and the is cleared and be
schedule for the allowed to
resumption of continue their face
classes to face classes
*If the
community
lockdown
happened in the
ADM or modular
mode of
education will be
applied until the
lockdown will be
lifted and the
school was given
clearance to open
*In case the
lockdown
happened in the
 feeder barangay
only the students
who live in that
community will be
under ADM mode
of education and
shall finished the
required
quarantine period
until they are
cleared by BHERT
officers of their
respective
barangay to
attend classes

Prepared by:
Approved by:
DANILO S. ALEJO
Teacher III
ROSALYN E. ESTORES
School Principal I
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VI – Western Visayas
Division of Antique
MAG-ABA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Mag-aba, Pandan, Antique

LIST OF CONTACT NUMBER OF BHERT OFFICERS IN EVERY BARANGAY

Name of Barangay BHERT Officer Contact Number

Mag-aba, Pandan, Antique Chona Esparagoza 09097217096

Patria, Pandan, Antique Maricris Rendon 09388820402

Sto. Rosario, Pandan, Carmen D. Francisco 09460233898

Antique
Zaldivar, Pandan, Antique Jay P. Yuarata 09063857900

Jinalinan, Pandan, Antique Elena Samulde 09466807111

Nauring, Pandan, Antique Larry B. Bogoy 09389897985

Guia, Pandan, Antique Ranie F. Suriaga 09090444044

Luhod Bayang, Pandan, Swenie Santillan 09127611797

Antique
Fragante, Pandan, Antique Jose T. Bernal 09389409569

Duyong, Pandan, Antique Edwin S. Candari 09198331092

SCHOOL HOTLINE NUMBERS

Position Name of Personnel Contact Number

School Principal I Rosalyn E. Estores 09214916478

School Nurse Maria Edena D. Candari 09953586273

Clinic Teacher Melanie R. Pandoy 09166747517

Clinic Teacher Lucille S. Bolivar 09213124432

 Clinic Teacher Paul Vincent M. Blanza 09100080853

School MDRRMO Rodelo F. Allo 09653850190

Guidance Office Jocelyn C. Cangayda 09205222514

MUNICIPAL HOTLINE NUMBERS

Agency Contact Number

Pandan Rural Health Unit (036)278-9222

Justice Calixto O. Zaldivar Memorial 141

Hospital (036) 278-9779
Tugon Medical Clinic & Hospital (036)278-9108

MDRRM Office (036) 278-9501

MSWD Office (036) 278-9501

COVID-19 Hotline 09234774774

(036) 278-9222
PNP Pandan Station 166
(036) 278-9066
Pandan Fire Station 143

Prepared by:
Approved by:

DANILO S. ALEJO
Teacher III ROSALYN E. ESTORES
School Principal I
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VI-Western Visayas
Division of Antique
MAG-ABA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Mag-aba, Pandan, Antique

SCHOOL COMMUNITY COORDINATION PREVENTIVE ALERT SYSTEM

IN SCHOOL (PASS) FOR COVID-19
(per DepEd Memorandum No. 15, s. 2020)

COMMUNICATION FLOW CHART

AREA 4

SCHOOL-COMMUNITY COORDINATION

A. Operationalization of the Preventive Alert System in Schools

(PASS) for COVID-19 (per DepEd Memorandum No. 15, s. 2020)