Converge and Pacific Kable Net will provide free internet and cable in public schools.

Good News! DepEd Official Statement, April 19, 2021.

DepEd ties up with IT companies (Converge and Pacific Kable) for free internet and cable in public schools.

 

DepEd Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones led the virtual signing of a tripartite Memoranda of Agreement (MOA) with the telecommunication firm and its affiliate cable company that will pave the way for the use of their fiber connectivity and cable channels at no cost to the DepEd to ensure the delivery of digital learning materials to learners.

 “This memorandum that we are signing this afternoon gives us some degree of hope that it is possible for us to connect with each other, that it just might be possible for the Secretary of Education to enter, to talk with the principal or superintendent, or pupil in any classroom, in any school, in any part of the Philippines with the use of technology,” Secretary Briones said.

“It is good to know that we have partners from the private sector who are willing to help us out. Because we will be the first to admit that we need all the help that is made available to us, especially considering the number of learners that we have at this time,” she added.

The MOA aims to support DepEd’s Public Education Network (PEN) and promulgate DepEd TV and DepEd Commons to continue supplementing the learners’ self-learning modules (SLMs).

Following the directive of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, the agreement will also push forward the Public Education Network (PEN) that intends to provide all DepEd offices and public schools, especially those in far-flung areas, with accessibility and connectivity.

Converge ICT Solutions, commonly referred to as Converge, is a telecommunication service provider in the Philippines. It operates fiber optic broadband networks, cable television, and cable internet in the country.

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