MANILA, Philippines — The government should make sure that barangays nationwide would have internet hubs so that students without gadgets and a stable internet connection can use them for their
Vice President Leni Robredo made this suggestion on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic forced a shift from in-person to online classes.
“Second, let’s target the students most in need so that we can give gadgets or devices so that their schooling will not be delayed,” she added.Robredo also suggested creating studies that would pinpoint the areas without or with low risks of coronavirus transmissions — areas where face-to-face learning could resume.
Robredo also said that the government could opt to widen the scope of its scholarship grants to include students whose relatives were suffering or had died from COVID-19 — which entail huge expenses. However, both teachers and students — especially those from rural areas— technical limitations would make it hard to conduct online classes.
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