MANY parents and students may have heard about blended learning or online education only during this time of the Covid-19 pandemic, but this type of instruction has been part of the Philippine educational system for many years now.

While the world generally was already veering toward digital platforms for news, information, business, research, finance, entertainment and education, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones asserted that the Philippines has been using online instruction for decades already.