Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, reminded everyone how the Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the digital divide, which mostly affected learners in poorer households. He noted that based on a 2021 survey by the World Bank on low-income households, only 40 percent have access to the Internet, adding that the same survey also revealed that 95.5 percent of these households used paper-based learning modules and materials.
Gatchalian reminded concerned authorities that the Digital Transformation in Basic Education Act also seeks to accelerate the building of the national infrastructure for Information and Communications Technology , adding that the proposed measure will mandate the National Telecommunications Commission to identify locations for the construction of telecommunications tower sites, while “missionary areas that remain unconnected, unserved, or underserved will be prioritized.
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