Usec. Nepomuceno Malaluan, Spokesperson of the Department of Education said in an interview on Radyo Pilipinas that as early as last week when the President announced the suspension of classes from March 10—14, 2020, the Executive Committee of DepEd already met to discuss the possible steps to be taken to ensure the conduct of the final exam of the students. The Department also came up with a contingency plan in the event that the classes would be suspended further due to the COVID—19 threat in