Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go (OFFICE OF SEN. BONG GO / MANILA BULLETIN) Go, vice chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, specifically cited the struggles that teachers are experiencing in the blended learning approach being implemented while face-to-face classes are still not allowed. The Department of Education (DepEd) had earlier sought approval for the release of its Early Language Literacy and Numeracy (ELLN) Program Support Fund that aims to capacitate K-to-3 teachers and instructional leaders on pedagogical knowledge and skills on literacy and numeracy. The program also aims to achieve improved reading and numeracy skills of K-to-3 learners, strengthen teachers’ capability to teach, and assess reading and numeracy skills.