Weak internet faced by 31% of Philippine home schoolers

Registered teachers wearing face masks and shields against Covid-19, conduct a teleconferencing with stuggling students helping them in their school lessons through online distant learning at a local government-sanctioned online tutorial class in Taguig City, Manila on March 3,2021. - AFP

MANILA, March 7 (Bloomberg): Close to a third of families in the Philippines whose members take school classes online have poor internet connections, according to a Social Weather Stations survey.

The poll of 1,500 adults conducted nationwide in November found that 31% of families with online distance learners have weak connections.