MANILA, Philippines—With blended learning and online classes in full swing, donors of computers and other gadgets to public schools will be rewarded with tax deductions under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said on Thursday (Oct. 8). Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 26-2020, signed […]
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Senate bill seeks VAT exemption for educational tools, gadgets for virtual learning
SENATOR DE LIMA AT PDI/ AUGUST 15, 2016Senator Leila de Lima visits Inquirer office in Makati for a roundtable interview after releasing an open letter to President Duterte regarding extrajudicial killings. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO / KIMBERLY DELA CRUZ MANILA, Philippines — Senator Leila de Lima has filed a bill seeking […]
Mandaluyong City turns over gadgets, learning modules for students, teachers
The Mandaluyong City government turned over P557 million worth of gadget and educational supplies to the city’s School Division Office (SDO) on Monday to be distributed to public school students and teachers in the city. Mayor Carmelita Abalos and Department of Education (DepEd) Usec. Tonisito Umali led the ceremonial turnover […]
12-year-old boy who went viral for studying at pisonet shop now has gadgets, but still no internet
12-year-old boy who went viral for studying at pisonet shop now has gadget, but still no internet The 12-year-old boy who captured the hearts of netizens for enrolling himself to school now has his own gadgets but still lacks internet connectivity, a problem faced by many learners across the country. […]
Leni Robredo: Gadgets more sustainable than printed modules
On Sunday, vice president Leni Robredo said the Department of Education (DepEd) should consider giving gadgets to learners, citing the risks and challenges the teachers are facing in printing and delivering the modules amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On her weekly radio show, Robredo pushed providing gadgets for students as a […]
San Juan, DICT distribute gadgets to students
© Provided by PhilStar Global San Juan, DICT distribute gadgets to students MANILA, Philippines — The San Juan government yesterday turned over gadgets to thousands of public school students for distance learning, a move that the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) vowed to replicate in remote areas in […]
Gadgets for Groceries: Coronavirus Sparks Philippines Online Barter Trade | World News
MANILA (Reuters) – In the middle of a coronavirus lockdown in the Philippine capital, Grace Lagaday was struggling to breastfeed her newborn without milk storage bottles and nursing pads. With shopping centres shut and public movement restricted, Lagaday turned to a centuries-old method of trade with a new tech twist: […]
Pasig turns over learning laptops, gadgets to DepEd
Pasig City distributes financial aid for students who graduated with Latin honors. /Vico Sotto Twitter MANILA, Philippines — Pasig government on Wednesday turned over several public school students’ learning gadgets to the Department of Education (DepEd) division in the city. The city government raised over P1.3 billion funds to procure […]
DepEd to discourage students with smartphones, gadgets from using printed modules
MANILA, Philippines — Possibly starting the second quarter of this school year, the Department of Education (DepEd) will discourage students with smartphones and electronic gadgets from using printed self-learning modules to cut demand. In an online briefing on Monday, DepEd Undersecretary Diosdado Antonio said that for the first quarter of […]
DepEd to discourage use of printed modules by students with smartphones, gadgets
© Danny Pata Teachers from the Geronimo Santiago Elementary School in San Miguel, Manila on Monday, July 6, 2020, sort out mathematics modules to be used by elementary pupils for School Year 2020-2021. The Department of Education said the school year will start on August 24, but no face-to-face classes will […]
Provide gadgets, internet to poor students: HC to schools
New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Friday directed private as well as government schools to provide gadgets and an internet package to poor students for online classes, saying the absence of such facilities prevent children from pursuing elementary education. A bench of Justices Manmohan and Sanjeev Narula said private […]
Lito Lapid files bill creating second-hand gadgets donation program for Pinoy students
© Screen grab/Senate PRIB Sen. Lito Lapid asks Education officials during the Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture hybrid hearing, Thursday, June 25, 2020, about the cost of implementing the basic education learning continuity plan under the new normal. “What would be the cost if all students in public schools will be […]
Metro LGUs to distribute gadgets for distance learning
Metro LGUs to distribute gadgets for distance learning (The Philippine Star) – September 25, 2020 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Local governments in Metro Manila will begin distributing next week gadgets for the distance learning of students ahead of the opening of classes in public schools on Oct. 5. […]
Provide gadgets, Internet pack to poor students for online classes: HC to schools
The court said the committee shall also frame standard operating procedures. The Delhi High Court Friday directed private as well as government schools to provide gadgets and an Internet package to poor students for online classes, saying the absence of such facilities prevent children from pursuing elementary education. A bench […]
Not providing gadgets, Net to poor students is digital apartheid: HC
The Delhi high court on Friday directed private as well as government schools like KVs to provide gadgets and an internet package to poor students for online classes, saying not doing so amounts to “discrimination” and creates a “digital apartheid”. IMAGE: Children at a village in Maharashtra listen to pre-recorded […]
‘Giving seized gadgets to students a good idea but it’s not allowed by law,’ says Roque
Malacañang said distributing the smuggled gadgets confiscated by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to students would be a good idea. However, he said, this could not be implemented as local laws do not allow such a move. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. (YANCY LIM/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential spokesman […]
Provide Gadgets, Internet Pack To Poor Students For Online Classes: High Court To Schools
Not providing gadgets, internet to poor students for online classes is digital apartheid, the court said New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has directed private as well as government schools like Kendriya Vidyalayas or KVs to provide gadgets and an internet package to poor students for online classes, saying not […]
‘Provide Gadgets, Internet Pack To Poor Students For Online Classes’
WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Email 1Shares Representational Photo New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has directed private as well as government schools like Kendriya Vidyalayas or KVs to provide gadgets and an internet package to poor students for online classes, saying not doing so amounts to “discrimination” and creates a “digital apartheid”. […]
Imee calls on Customs to donate seized gadgets to teachers, students
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 17) — Senator Imee Marcos on Thursday urged the Bureau of Customs to donate millions of pesos worth of confiscated gadgets such as cellphones and laptops to teachers and students in need of them. Marcos said the bureau recorded 29.5 tons of such items as of […]
Thiruvalluvar University students scurry for gadgets as online exams gets underway- The New Indian Express
Express News Service VELLORE: Owing to the Covid pandemic, customers rarely visit this snacks shop at Viruthampattu in Vellore city. A boy who works there as a part-time employee arranges the table meant for serving tea and snacks. The owner lends his laptop and the boy downloads the question paper […]