Week 3-4 The education official noted that the basis for most of the grades performance tasks and written outputs since schools did not administer Usual periodic examinations. San Antonio also attributed the passing mark to the DepEd's academic policy, which gives flexibility to students in answering and submitting requirements. Gatchalian showed an assessment done by the DepEd's division office in Valenzuela City, where he previously served as mayor and legislative district representative. The assessment showed that Valenzuela students from Grade 7 to 10 had an overall average performance rate of 48 percent to 55 percent across different subjects. "These are just preliminary results but I wanted to get an indication somehow of whether our students are learning. This sounds more realistic, frankly speaking, compared to the 99 percent who passed," Gatchalian said. "Of course, I want all of them to pass but realistically, we all know the performance of our students," the lawmaker added. Retrieved from https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/03/21/gatchalian-surprised-99-pct-of-learners- pass-first-grading-period Viewpoint A: Viewpoint B: My personal Viewpoint:​