English: The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education recalled how the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the digital divide, which mostly affected learners in poorer households. Based on a 2021 survey by the World Bank on low-income households, only 40% have access to the internet. The same survey also revealed that 95.5% of these households used paper-based learning modules and materials.
Filipino: Binalikan ng Chairman ng Senate Committee on Basic Education na nabigyang diin ng pandemya ng COVID-19 ang digital divide na nagdulot ng mas matinding epekto sa mga nangangailangang mga sambahayan. Ayon sa isang survey na isinagawa ng World Bank noong 2021 sa mga nangangailangang sambahayan, lumalabas na 40% lamang ang may access sa internet. Lumabas din sa naturang survey na 95.5% ng mga households na ito ang gumamit ng mga papel na learning modules at materials.