The Department of Education announced that it has nearly completed delivering procured sim cards with connectivity load to its field offices.
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On Friday, Aug. 19, Education Secretary Leonor Briones said that they are already at 96 percent in terms of delivering additional communication allowance for teachers and personnel.
With the support from President Duterte and our lawmakers, we were able to distribute these sim cards with connectivity load,
she said.
This is a welcome development as we continue our preparations in ensuring learning continuity for the upcoming school year,
she added.
According to DepEd’s delivery report status, out of 230 Regional Offices (RO) and Division Offices (DO), 222 offices have already received sim cards for their personnel.
On the other hand, supplies for for Dinagat Island (CARAGA), Manila (NCR), Batanes (Region II), Lanao del Norte (Region X), and DepEd Region XII Office are “all in transit.” “All sim cards will be activated with an initial 34GB load, consumable for one year,” DepEd said.
DepEd reminded that teaching and non-teaching personnel must fill out the Online Registration Form at https://depedconnect.com.ph before picking up the sim card to ensure that the sim card will be allocated with another load for the second month.
DepEd Undersecretary for Administration Alain Del Pascua explained that the delivery of sim cards “will ensure the ease in communication and unhampered delivery of services in education in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Personnel who are eligible to receive the sim cards are permanent, contractual and local government unit-paid personnel working under DepEd schools and offices.
The distribution of sim cards is part of the government’s assistance for teachers and education frontliners under the Bayanihan 2 Act.
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DepEd: Delivery of sim cards with connectivity load for teachers, personnel nearly complete
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