Alliance for Concerned Teachers (ACT) Secretary General Raymond Basilio expressed concerns regarding the accessibility of students to gadgets and the internet for the distance learning approach. READ:
TEACHERS' PROTEST. Members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers hold a protest action in front of the Department of Education central office in Pasig City on June, 9, 2020. Photo by Darren Langit/RapplerA teacher's group said a shift to distance learning due to the pandemic will further disadvantage poor students.
"Ang sabi nga namin ano bang mas mahalaga ang pagbili ng pagkain or pagbili ng load para ma-maintain ang paggmit ng technology?"Meanwhile, the Department of Education maintained that lack of access to technology should not be a problem as schools will be providing printed modules for students who don’t have access needed for distance learning.
On Tuesday, June 9, ACT held a protest in front of DepEd’s central office in Pasig, demanding he department to face the educational crisis brought by the coronavirus pandemic. "The health and economic crisis has further exposed that quality education has always been the privilege of a few Filipinos.
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