PLDT Home recently handed over 1,000 units of Home WiFi Prepaid to the Department of Education (DepEd) through the PLDT Smart Foundation (PSF), allowing public school teachers to have a faster and more reliable internet connection while conducting online classes, as part of the DepEd’s blended learning strategy in these pandemic times.
“We are happy to assist the DepEd and its teachers in conducting online classes and facilitating learning among students amid the restrictions brought about by the current pandemic. Our support to the country’s dedicated and hardworking teachers has always been profound. Our gratitude to them, immeasurable. The PLDT Home WiFi Prepaid will definitely help them manage digital education and reliably connect with their students,” said PSF President Ma. Esther O. Santos.
“We greatly appreciate these donations from PLDT,” DepEd Undersecretary Tonisito Umali remarked. Thank you very much! Teachers will find the Home WiFi Prepaid to be quite useful in their online lectures. These units will be delivered to them as soon as feasible, and we will immediately transmit a list of the schools that will be receiving them to PLDT.”
The proceeds from the PLDT Home-sponsored virtual concert, At Home with PLDT: No Learner Left Behind, held in July last year went toward the Home WiFi Prepaid units. PLDT Home is a supporter of the No Learner Left Behind program, which works to ensure that students and youths affected by the epidemic receive a high-quality education through projects and partnerships that provide the necessary resources and learning settings.
The livestreamed event, which featured well-known singers and musicians, was held for the benefit of students, educators, and schools around the country, ensuring that No Learner is Left Behind. Donations were processed through the PSF’s Paymaya and bank accounts throughout the virtual event.
Earlier, PLDT Home and PSF donated five sets of School-in-a-Bag to the Department of Education and delivered Home WiFi Prepaid units and load cards to worthy scholars from AHA Learning Center and Kris for Peace Organization, among others, as part of the virtual concert earnings. In the future months, more load cards and WiFi equipment will be distributed to other public schools.
