HOME-SCHOOLING: The coronavirus pandemic has pushed tens of millions of Filipino children, like their counterparts in the rest of the world, into home-schooling mode. As a result, the need for speed has spiked significantly. In grade schools, especially in rural areas, lessons are still mostly done through printed modules; but among older students, delivery of lessons via video has resulted in a significant rise in bandwidth demand. Mobile phone cell sites, especially in rural areas, are blown up by rebels every now and then, crippling access for students in areas that already suffer relatively slower internet service. Jonathan, 11, a Grade 6 pupil, listens to his father Ricardo Ticzon teaching him at home.
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