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Elementary students wear facemasks and face shields as preventive measure against COVID-19, as they attend a flag-raising ceremony before the start of classes at Longos Elementary School on November 15, 2021 in Alaminos, Pangasinan province, Philippines. After almost two years since schools closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippines resumed limited face-to-face classes in 100 schools across the country on November 15. The Philippines is the last country in the world to reopen schools since the pandemic began, after Venezuela reopened schools on October 25. Critics are blaming the government's lackluster pandemic response for the prolonged closure of schools. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)
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