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14 Laguna public high schools receive laptops


Fourteen public high schools in Laguna on Wednesday received ten new laptops each from the Department of Education, laptop maker Toshiba Corp., and the GILAS (Gearing Up Internet Literacy and Access for Students) program of the Ayala Foundation. “As a team, we can do so much to make education for all a reality…to make education inclusive of many and not exclusive to a few," DepEd secretary Armin Luistro during the turn-over ceremony held in San Pedro Relocation Center National High School – Landayan Annex, San Pedro, Laguna. GILAS and Toshiba has been a partner of the department in its computerization project since 2005 and 2007, respectively. GILAS, now on its fifth year of implementation, has already connected over 3,000 schools in cities and municipalities all over the country, benefiting more than a million students and teachers. 104 of that number are public high schools in Laguna. Toshiba’s partnership with GILAS has so far contributed to connecting close to 30 percent (or about 30 schools) among the 104 connected schools in Laguna. Laguna has 126 public high schools, hence about 83 percent are already enjoying Internet connectivity. Of the 22 schools which remain unconnected, one school is still without electricity while seven already have complete computer laboratories and are just waiting for connection. Because of this, 14 remain technologically behind. But through Toshiba’s sponsorship, the 14 schools that lack computers will soon have their computers and Internet connectivity – raising a total of 44 assisted schools to their credit – as 140 brand new Toshiba laptops will be distributed equally to each of the 14 beneficiary schools in Laguna amounting to more than P5M. These include Buenaventura E. Fandialan Memorial NHS (Alaminos), Biñan Secondary School of Applied Academics – Annex Campus (Biñan), Lumot NHS (Cavinti), Gov. Felicisimo T. San Luis National Agro-Industrial HS (Siniloan), Suba NHS (Majayjay), Unson NHS (Pagsanjan), Masico NHS (Pila), Upland NHS (Nagcarlan) and Cabuyao NHS – Casile NHS Annex (Cabuyao). Likewise, San Buenaventura NHS (Luisiana), Calumpang NHS – Lowland NHS Annex (Nagcarlan), Santa Maria NHS – Bagumbayan Extension (Santa Maria), Bukal NHS (Cavinti), and Buenavista NHS (Magdalena) will also benefit from the laptop donation of Toshiba. Luistro expressed his appreciation to GILAS, the Ayala Foundation, and Toshiba Corporation for “choosing a corporate social responsibility project that has far-reaching effects in terms of learning and societal impact…for helping bridge the gap in education and for making technology accessible to our public schools…that can lead towards a more educated citizenry and a more stable society. " — Newsbytes.ph

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