PAGADIAN CITY—The provincial office of the Department of Trade and
Industry (DTI) is set to distribute a total of 231 personal computers
(PCs) worth P170-million to 21 National High Schools (NHS) around
Zamboanga del Sur with the aim of reducing computer backlogs in public
high schools.
DTI Provincial Director Marichu Malate-Atay said in an interview each
public school will receive 11-sets desktop computers complete with
flat screen monitor, wireless LAN capability, another 11-unit of UPS,
printer, wireless router and accessories.
To be distributed simultaneously on the last week of June, this year,
Atay disclosed the selected 21 NHS in the province del Sur is in
Tabina, Guipos, Labangan, Vincenzo Sagun, Aurora, Pagadian City;
Tukuran, Midsalip Tigbao, Mahayag, Ramon Magsaysay, Lakewood, Sominot,
Tambulig and Margosatubig.
The PCs form part of a grant of the Japan Development Assistant
Program of which DTI is a lead agency with the cooperation of the
Department of Science and Technology, Dep-Ed and Gearing-Up Internet
Literacy and Access for Student (Gilas).
Previously, the DTI has implemented the distribution of some 47,100
PCs to a total of 3,714 recipient public schools nationwide in three
phases from 2002 to 2007. In Zamboanga del Sur, a total of 46 NHS and
six LGUs in the province were able to benefit.
Also, free training on the Information Technology (IT) for teachers of
the recipient school is included in the package like the ICC
integration programming, the trouble shooting and PC operations.
The beneficiary schools will counterpart with the construction of an
air-conditioned computer laboratory room, complete with electrical
connections and supply and computer table for the units.