๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐๐ after analyzing the results of a survey on studentsโ level of internet connectivity.
Based on the survey, around 65% of students have limited connectivity, 20% have stable connectivity, and 15% have no connectivity.
These data were presented to the LGUs with the ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ by August 10, 2020 since TSU cannot do it alone.
Their respective initiatives to ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ โ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ฅโ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ are as follows:
- TARLAC CITY
- 577 tablets for City Government College Scholars
- The City Government of Tarlac will facilitate the installation of PLDT wifi connection at the covered courts of the following barangays:
- Brgy. Matatalaib
- Brgy. San Vicente
- Brgy. Central
- Brgy. San Miguel
- Brgy. Tibag
NOTE: These barangays were selected based on the great number of City Government scholars residing thereat. 130 City Government scholars will be served by these wifi connections
- Globe or Smart sim cards will be given to the 447 scholars of the City Government of Tarlac, with P500 monthly load each for five (5) months. These scholars are those who are not covered by the areas with wired connectivity as listed above
- Installation of wifi/internet connection at San Pascual Baylon Chapel (San Pascual SK)
- ANAO
- Identified a classroom at the Dolores Ongsiako Central Elementary School as venue for online class; DICT has already turned over four (4) units laptop and one (1) unit printer for the students' use.
- PURA
- Installation of internet connection to all 16 barangays of Pura
- VICTORIA
- Put up computers at the 2nd floor of the town market to be used by the students and other stakeholders
- BAMBAN
- Requested Converge ICT Solutions Inc. as to the needed internet access and connectivity in some of their covered courts
- CONCEPCION
- Provided one (1) room at the Municipal Hall with internet connectivity which can accommodate twenty (20) students with social distancing
- CAPAS
- Has forged partnership with Converge to provide Wi-Fi access in basketball courts and gymnasiums
- TSU Capas Extension Campus will be utilized for flexible learning
- SAN CLEMENTE
- Has set up a Computer Learning Center
- MAYANTOC
- Temporarily designated the Escudero Building in front of the Mayantoc Public Market as a Learning Resource Center or Online Learning Area for students
- Internet access will be provided, but the students will have to bring their own laptops/gadgets in the meantime while funding for the purchase of computer units is yet to be determined by the LGU.
- SAN MANUEL (Update as of September 4, 2020)
- GOWIFI - Internet Access to all 15 barangays in the municipality in tandem with Globe Communication by virtue of MOA
- Establishment of Tech4Ed Center and provision of laptops and printers by the DICT
- Provision of scholarship grants for college students
