Mayor Binay of Makati ensures laptops for its 2,500 public school teachers

Mayor of Makati City, Mayor Abigail Binay said that the city has guaranteed 2,500 public school teachers of a laptop provision for the incoming school year’s shift to distance learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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According to Binay, her new project, giving laptop to teachers is to ensure that they are well- equipped and prepared for online classes. All public teachers from school elementary, junior, and senior high school will receive a brand new laptop. They are looking to finish distributing all the laptops by October, in time for the World Teachers’ Day.

“As the education system shifts to the new normal, teachers also have to adapt to the changes. The city government has anticipated their primary needs and will thus be providing them with laptops to ensure that they can promptly prepare their digitized lessons and conduct online classes,” Binay said in a statement.

“No one shall be left behind, whether in teaching or in learning. We must support teachers and students alike. As I have previously announced, the city will provide free internet access for teachers and students for their online sessions and activities,” she added.

President Rodrigo Duterte announced that face-to-face classes would not be allowed to prevent localized coronavirus transmissions. As well as, Department of Education, Secretary Leonor Briones said that there won't be physical classes until a vaccine against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) becomes available.

Last June, Binay announced that over 85,000 students from preschool to senior high school enrolled in the city’s public schools for the coming school year would each receive a learner’s package, on top of the annual freebies they receive under Project FREE. In addition to this, both teachers and students will receive a free daily five-hour internet load.

The learner’s package contains a flash drive, printed modules, and two washable face masks.

The government assured that programs are in place to ensure that students will get the proper education despite pandemic.