00:00Online connectivity is not a perk or privilege with a price tag, but rather a universal right
00:06for everyone, especially school children, should enjoy at cost or for free.
00:12Hence, this latest installation of a world-renowned brand for internet connectivity in a Quezon
00:18City school has both mentors and pupils profusely thankful to the President and his surrogates
00:23at the DICT in a live video conference session.
00:28But as our Clazel Pardelia reports, this latest episode is the pilot offering of so many
00:33more to follow nationwide.
00:35Andrea always has her cellphone in hand during break time, especially once she didn't understand
00:43something in their lessons and needs to review and understand it better.
00:48There are activities or lessons that I can't understand too much.
00:54So, kapag halimbawa po may break time kami or may free time, ginagamit ko po yung internet
01:00especially para ma-access po yung mga learning materials po namin.
01:04Like sa YouTube po, nanonood po kami like sa mathematics.
01:07Fiber optic internet has already been installed at Angea School, Flora A. Ilagan High School in Quezon City.
01:15But not all areas in the school have fast or reliable internet service.
01:21To address this, the Department of Education or DepEd
01:25and the Department of Information and Communications Technology or DICT
01:30installed a Starling connection in the school.
01:33President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. personally visited and checked the school's condition.
01:40Pagkakalaman po kami noon na ang iskwelaan po namin ay nabigyan po ng pagkakataon na magkaroon ng Starling.
01:45Dahil po ngayon, ang technology po ay hindi na po siya luho.
01:50Ito na po ay pangangailangan na po ng ating mag-aaral at ng ating guro
01:56para mas mapagpatuloy po ang pagtuturo at pagkatuton kahit na may ulan, kahit na po mainit ang panahon.
02:05The government's Free Internet Initiative aims to provide broader education access to students and teachers,
02:12from research, access to learning materials, to enabling alternative modes of teaching using the internet.
02:19The DICT and DepEd installed a fast and reliable internet connection.
02:25The president was able to conduct an online meeting earlier with the school heads
02:30from various parts of the country that have received free Wi-Fi access the school year,
02:35including the school visited by Education Secretary Sani Angara at Agusan del Norte.
02:41We're two hours away from Butuan in Agusan Norte, sir, and we crossed two rivers to get here.
02:46This is an IT school, sir. They got their electricity first, Monday.
02:52Maraming salamat po. Ang tribe po na nandito ngayon are the Higaonon tribe.
02:57Ngayon po, very excited na sila pumasok. Hindi katulad dati na ayaw pumasok.
03:03Maganda yung bago ninyong laruan. Gamitin nyo ng ustuya. Marami kayong matutunan.
03:08No one should be left behind, especially those in remote and isolated areas.
03:13The president's promise before the year ends.
03:16We're working towards 100% connectivity by the end of the year.
03:32Thank you, sir.
03:33To date, nearly 18,000 sites across the country have been connected to free internet
03:39through the DI City's Free Public Internet Access Program.
03:43Aside from internet connectivity, the president also promised to provide new chairs and tables
03:49to schools that lack basic classroom equipment.
03:52All this reflects the president's vision to improve school conditions
03:56and raise the quality of education in the country.
04:00Kaleiza Pordelia for the New and Better Philippines.
04:05And here, where i'm going, how let's go, andится.
04:06And is the winner.
04:07Great.
04:08That's the winner.
