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The Department of Education (DepEd) is targeting to increase the utilization of TV and Radio–based materials to further support the implementation of blended learning for School year 2021-2022.

While Self-Learning Modules (SMLs) are available in school and field offices, DepEd stressed that these are also converted into DepEd TV episodes and radio-based lessons for flexibility of the modality.

Undersecretary and Chief of Staff Nepomuceno Malaluan shared that the Department intends to effectively integrate TV and radio-based materials in the instructional plans for the upcoming school year.

“This school year will be different as the commitment that we have in the contextualization and adjustment by our regions is on how to effectively integrate these in the instructional programing of the teachers,” Malaluan said.

“These radio and TV episodes are now digitally available and we have a databe that is indexed by Grade Level, Quarter, Episode Title, Mot Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs) Mapping, and CG Code,” he added.

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian previously praised DepEd for producing high-quality education materials such as DepEd TV and DepEd radio and hopes to see the increased use of the platforms.

Complete episodes of DepEd TV have been airing over TV stations such as IBC13, GMA7, Cignal, GSat, Grace TV, Solar, Planet Cable, Pacific Kabelnet, Mabuhay Pilipinas TV, and PCTA members, and simultaneously played in radio counterpart.

In previous school year, DepEd TV produced 1107 first quarter and 320 second quarter video lessons aligned with the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs)