ANGELES City—Mayor Carmelo Lazatin, Jr. has disclosed that an additional P39 million was allocated for the ongoing construction of computer laboratories in three public schools in the city, set to be completed in January 2025.
Lazatin made the disclosure in his State of the Children Address on Friday at the Angeles City Library Amphitheater.
The upcoming laboratories will be built at Gov. Rafael Lazatin Memorial High School in Balibago, Gov. Rafael Lazatin Integrated School in Sapalibutad, and Malabanias Integrated School.
The projects are part of the city’s continuing efforts to boost educational facilities and ensure that students have access to modern technology.
The construction of these new computer labs comes on the heels of the successful inauguration of four other computer laboratories in August 2024, including those at the Angeles City National Trade School, the Angeles City National High School, and the Northville Integrated School.
These facilities, each equipped with 40 computers, are part of the city’s ICT modernization program, which aims to meet the ideal student-to-computer ratio and improve digital learning experiences.
In addition to 40 computers in each lab, the city government also provided computer tables, chairs, printers, air conditioning units, smart televisions, and fiber optics internet connection.
A total of P60 million was allocated for the recent computer lab upgrades throughout the city, in line with the city’s commitment to provide Angeleño students with the necessary tools to excel in the digital age.
To recall, it is also during the stint of Mayor Lazatin that the first-class Angeles City Library was established.
