EXPLAINER: Alternative modes of learning as Philippines grapples with COVID-19

EXPLAINER: Alternative modes of learning as Philippines grapples with COVID19

MANILA — The coronavirus pandemic has changed how education would be delivered to millions of learners in the country.

At the basic education level, the Department of Education is offering schools a "menu" of alternatives to physical classes. According to Education Secretary Leonor Briones' presentation to President Rodrigo Duterte last Thursday, distance learning allows lessons to be delivered to students through the following methods:

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