IT’S all systems go for about 25 million students as schools finally open on Monday, October 5, with new learning modules that the Department of Education (DepEd) has created to cope with the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
SCHOOL TOOLS A teacher wearing a face mask and face shield prepares to pick some books for distribution to parents whose children will study at the Rafael Palma Elementary School in Manila on Oct. 3, 2020, two days before classes open and before World Teachers’ Day. PHOTO BY MICHELLE ALQUINTO