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Bohol 3rd District Rep. Alexie Besas Tutor (Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN) She made the proposal, after President Duterte signed into law Republic Act No. 11510 or the ALS Act which institutionalizes a parallel learning system for non-formal sources of knowledge and skills. “Private school teachers idled or laid off during the pandemic should be recruited for ALS programs,” she said in a statement. Tutor, a member of the House Committee on Basic Education and Culture and one the authors of the new ALS Law, asked the Department of Education (DepEd) to ensure that Grade 6 graduates who are non...

Sen. Sherwin T. Gatchalian said Saturday that the government’s rescinding of its green light to limited face-to-face classes is a precautionary measure against a new strain of COVID-19 that is now spreading across the world.

The implementation of distance learning on a massive scale is a first for DepEd. * DepEd data as of Nov. 11 showed that there are 25.05 million students enrolled in combined public and private schools, and inclusive of non-formal education  (Alternative Learning System or ALS). The reduction in enrollment was mainly in private schools, where enrollment reached only 51.7% (2,226,292) of last year’s enrollment.  Enrollment in public schools for formal education increased by 2.4% . Distance learning is considered a major component of learning delivery for this school year. This involved d...