The Caloocan City Government announced on Thursday, Aug. 21, that it will provide more than 10,000 tablets and 1,500 laptops to the city's public schools as part of its continuing effort to enhance digital learning.

The gadgets will be turned over to the Schools Division Office (SDO) for allocation to teachers and learners in line with the city’s push to strengthen the use of modern technology in classrooms.

Mayor Dale Gonzalo “Along” Malapitan said the initiative is part of the city’s commitment to digitalizing education and addressing the needs of its large student population.

“May 260,960 na mag-aaral po tayo ngayong taon at pangalawa po ang Caloocan sa may pinakamaraming mag-aaral sa Metro Manila. Aminado po tayo na marami pa tayong kailangang ayusin sa sektor ng edukasyon. Ngunit ang mahalaga ay tuloy-tuloy po tayo sa ating pagsisikap na bigyan ng mga modernong kagamitan ang ating mga mag-aaral sa Caloocan (We have 260,960 students this year and Caloocan has the second largest number of students in Metro Manila. We admit that we still have a lot to improve on in the education sector. But what is important is that we continue in our efforts to provide modern facilities to our students in Caloocan),” he said.

"Inuna natin na magkaroon ng disenteng silid-aralan at pasilidad ang ating mga mag-aaral, ngayon kasama sa ating prayoridad na dagdagan pa ang mga gadget, IT equipment, at mga smart classroom at laboratory upang matulungan ang mga mag-aaral na makasabay sa makabagong panahon (We prioritized providing our students with decent classrooms and facilities. Now, our priority includes adding more gadgets, IT equipment, and smart classrooms and laboratories to help students keep up with the modern era)," he added.

Malapitan said they are targeting to distribute the gadgets to the beneficiary schools by the end of  2025.