English: The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education likewise reiterated the urgency of increasing enrollment among learners with disabilities, which remained far from pre-pandemic levels as of last school year. Based on the Department of Education's data as of March 14, 2022, there were 126,598 learners with disabilities enrolled in DepEd schools for School Year (SY) 2021-2022, 65% lower than the 360,879 recorded for SY 2019-2020.
Filipino: Ayon sa Chairman ng Senate Committee on Basic Education, mahalagang maitaas ang enrollment rate ng mga learners with disabilities na nananatiling mas mababa sa naitalang bilang bago tumama ang pandemya. Ayon kasi sa datos ng Department of Education (DepEd) noong Marso 14, 2022, may 126,598 na mga mag-aaral na may kapansanan ang nag-enroll sa mga paaralan ng DepEd para sa School Year (SY) 2021-2022, mas mababa ng 65% sa 360,879 na naitala noong SY 2019-2020.