The Department of Education announced on Tuesday, Aug. 24, the start of the cycle for regular monthly loads for teachers and personnel after successfully distributing sim cards to its field offices.
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The cycle of regular monthly load started on Aug. 3 for the for the 277,381 DepEd sim cards recipients who have started using connectivity loads in July 2021.
For the rest of the program beneficiaries, their monthly load will be distributed starting Aug. 25.
This is part of our commitment to deliver the promises of the Bayanihan 2 Act to our personnel. Given the situation, we recognize the need to provide connectivity load for our teachers as support for their passion in teaching amidst the pandemic,
said Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones.
A total of 102GB of data will be given to each teacher or personnel who will receive 34GB of data per month for three months.
DepEd noted that the Sim Card and Connectivity Load program is designed to have 1GB per day for Daily Data Access specific for eLearning Apps and zero-rated DepEd Apps, while an additional 4GB per month is provided for Open Data Access for other apps.
This will ensure that the load will not be dumped on the same day but refreshed daily to ensure that personnel can maximize the data for the whole month.
According to Undersecretary for Administration Alain Del B. Pascua, analytics consumption data show that 1GB per day for 30 days is more than enough to access eLearning apps.
Additionally, unused data from the plan will be rolled over after the third month and will be loaded as one (1) GB per day until all data allocations are consumed. Any unused data must be utilized before its one-year expiration.
An exclusive DepEd Hotline (#DEPED or #33733) has been set up for the DepEd sim card recipients to address concerns of teachers regarding the program.
Personnel may contact DepEdcare@deped.gov.ph or dial #33733 and press 1 for assistance, for any signal coverage concerns.
Meanwhile, DepEd officials and personnel with existing communication subscriptions and allowances are not eligible to be recipients of the sim card and connectivity allowances.
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DepEd begins first cycle of monthly loads for teachers, personnel
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