THE DEPARTMENT of Education pledged  to replace students’ self-learning materials that were damaged by typhoons.

“We are collating the report from our DRRMS [disaster risk reduction and management service] team on the damaged learning resources and DepEd central office, through finance, will release additional funds for them to replace/reproduce damaged self-learning modules,” Education Undersecretary Annalyn Sevilla said.

Sevilla said the department has identified a funding source for the replacement of damaged self-learning modules.

“We are ready to download/supplement the financial resources of DepEd Regions and Schools Division Offices affected by the recent calamities,” she said.

“We have downloaded and will continue to download funds to affected regions/Schools Division Offices to cover conduct of clean-ups and pychosocial aid; and provision of hygiene kits,” the DepEd official added.

Sevilla said that the education department is considering using digital SLMs in certain areas in the country.