To avoid a prolonged disruption to learning, the Department of Education (DepEd) produced a strategy document for education during the COVID-19 pandemic (DepEd 2020). DepEd Order 12 (Series 2020), or the Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan (BE-LCP), guides schools and other stakeholders on how to shift to a remote learning scenario. Seven months after school closures, public schools began classes for School Year (S.Y.) 2020-2021 in October. Lessons were delivered through alternative platforms such as radios and television, computers and mobile phones, or a combination of
these.