SOME 10 million students enrolled for the multiple learning modalities launched by the Department of Education (DepEd) for this school year amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, Education Secretary Leonor Briones said.

In a virtual hearing conducted by the Senate Basic Education, Culture and Arts committee on Wednesday, Briones said  9,961,396 enrolees were reported on the eighth day of the month-long enrolment. This is equivalent to 36.26 percent of the projected enrollment for 2020 in public schools across the country.

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