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Navotas gives schoolkids 3k smartphones

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The City Government of Navotas distributed smart phones for the use of 3,057 public elementary and high school students for school year 2020-2021. 

The beneficiaries were among those who declared during enrolment that they do not have their own gadget for online classes. 

“We set aside P4.5 million from our Special Education Fund and realigned P9.8 million of our budget for the programs of the Navotas City Council for the Protection of Children. This enabled us to purchase 2,682 smart phones for our students,” said Mayor Toby Tiangco.

PHONES FOR KIDS. Navotas Rep. John Rey Tiangco (also inset) joins local government officials and parents as they  distributed smart phones for the use of 3,057 public elementary and high school students for school year 2020-2021. Mayor Toby Tiangco reported the city government set aside P4.5 million from our Special Education Fund and realigned P9.8 million for the programs of the Navotas City Council for the Protection of Children that enabled them to purchase 2,682 smartphones for local students. Meanwhile, Rep. Tiangco donated 350 cellphones for the Tutor a Learning Child (TLC) and Support Our Students (SOS) programs. Andrew Rabulan

Meanwhile, Rep. John Rey Tiangco donated 350 cellphones for the Tutor a Learning Child (TLC) and Support Our Students (SOS) programs. 

TLC is Cong. Tiangco’s joint project with the Department of Education-Navotas intended to assist K-12 learners who do not have anyone to guide them through the modular lessons, have reading difficulty, or have no gadget for home-based learning.

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SOS, on the other hand, is a donation drive to support the needs of K-12 students, including smart phones, tablets, internet load, school supplies, and others.

Aside from the smart phones from the city government and Rep. Tiangco, DepEd-Navotas also received 25 unit-donation from a private organization.

“Navotas has a meager budget compared with other cities in Metro Manila, but we do what we can to provide for the needs of our students and support their schooling,” Mayor Tiangco said.

Earlier, Mayor Tiangco launched online games on his social media fan page to give Navoteño students an opportunity to win a gadget. Eighty-one students, from elementary to college, received smart phones for their online classes.

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