By: 

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ

INQUIRER.net / 03:03 PM October 05, 2020
MANILA, Philippines — Students who have yet to receive their modules to be used
for the distance learning method for the school year 2020 to 2021 are those who have
enrolled late, the Department of Education (DepEd) explained on Monday.
Education Secretary Leonor Briones said the distribution of learning materials for
students who have yet to receive the modules is ongoing, even as the school year has
already formally opened.

“Kanina may mga tanong, bakit ‘yung ibang mga bata, wala pang modules. Ang
dahilan nito, ay mga late enrollees sila kaya hindi sila napasama sa unang mga batches
na binigyan ng mga modules,” she told a press briefing.

(A while ago, there were questions why some of the students still do not have the
modules. It’s because they are late enrollees that’s why they were not included in the
first batches of those who were given modules.)

“Pero hinahabol din natin ito. Kaya continuous ito (But we are ramping up the
distribution. It is continuous),” she added.

Data from DepEd as of Sunday showed there are 24.75 million students who have
enrolled for this school year, which represents 89 percent of last year’s 27.85 million
registered students.

However, students may still avail of late enrollment until November 21.

Education Undersecretary Jesus Mateo said this is based on DepEd’s Department
Order No, 03 series of 2018, which reads that: “a school may accept late enrollees
provided that the learner will be able to meet 80 percent of the prescribed number of
school days for each school year and the quarterly requirement to pass the grade level
as governed by the latest existing applicable DepEd issuances.”