The COVID-19 pandemic altered the landscape of learning all over the world, making educational institutions grappling with the question of how are we going to continue educating our youth during this time, especially when many teachers and students are struggling with the negative impact of the pandemic on their daily lives and well being.

As we continue to confront the issues brought about by the pandemic, we in the Department of Education (DepEd) are addressing challenges in the basic education through the Learning Continuity Plan (LCP). It is our ultimate goal to facilitate the safe return of our teachers and learners to schools without the worry for COVID-19 but until such time is already possible, we will do everything in our capacity to carry on so that basic education will still be available despite the crisis.

We expect a grueling transition and we will need the help and support of all our stakeholders. There will be birth pains in this path but we look forward in having our teachers, our parents, our learners, and our communities as allies who will work with us to provide valuable insights and contributions.

We reiterate the importance of education to bring normalcy to the lives of our learners but their health and safety, ultimately, is most important.