Initial implementation of printed modular distance learning in the city of naga-cebu during Covid-19 pandemic

The global educational system has affected the largest population of learners in the history of education system due to COVID-19 pandemic. Closures of schools happened in some learning spaces of countries. This crisis has brought fears among the learners considering that they are exposed with people if face- to- face teaching-learning modality is applied in the opening of classes. This life-threatening phenomena has reduced also the opportunities for many vulnerable students, youth, and adults - who are in a disadvantaged situation - to continue their learning. On the other hand, this worldwide crisis has stimulated the education experts to come with innovations in order to address this problem in the Philippines Education System. The Department of Education has implemented the Distance learning Modalities (DLDM) for this school year 2020-2021 as an innovative approach to ensure the learning continuity while vaccine is not yet available. In Cebu, Philippines, specifically the City of Naga Division, we have adopted Printed Modular Distance Learning in which the learner is given printed modules as one of the Department of Education Learning Resources Standards. This paper described the process of the Modular Teaching-learning Modality implemented in our division. The actual observations, reliable data collection, valid concerns and issues were discussed for future studies and references.