60% of classes resumed online at public schools in the Philippines, but October 5th, 13:36
Online classes have finally begun at a public school in the Philippines, where the spread of the new coronavirus continues.
However, due to the economic situation, 60% of the children cannot take classes due to lack of internet environment, and there is concern that the educational gap will further widen.
In the Philippines, all public schools from elementary school to high school have canceled classes since March due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, but online classes began on the 5th at many schools.
Jazz Gwyneth Padillo, a high school student living in the suburbs of Manila, had an internet connection at home and was taking school lessons through a video conferencing system for the day.
Meanwhile, high school student Marvin Haro, who lives in the same district, was forced to study by using the teaching materials distributed by the school because his father, a construction worker, was unemployed and could not afford to prepare an internet connection. I am.
Haro said, "I can't ask questions, so it's difficult to study. I want to go to school soon."
According to the Philippine Ministry of Education, 14.4 million people, or 60% of children from elementary school to high school, are not in an environment where they can take online classes, and local media are worried about further widening of the educational gap. ..