Sara Duterte: DepEd to launch digital portal for learning materials

Vice President Sara Duterte delivers a speech before members of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Photo from Inday Sara Duterte Facebook.

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte is considering partnerships with the country’s leading internet providers to digitalize learning resources.

Duterte disclosed this as she bared the plan of the Department of Education (DepEd) to unveil a digital portal where students can access learning materials – dubbed as DepEd Digital Education 2028 or DepEd Digi-Ed.

The Vice President spoke before members of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday, October 25. A copy of her speech at the event was posted on Facebook on Thursday.

“We are aggressively taking steps to provide School-Wide Wi-Fi across the country. We have been negotiating with the likes of Starlink, PLDT, Converge, Globe, and other service providers to make this a reality,” she said.

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Duterte noted that they have chosen 25 schools to participate in the test run of Starlink’s concept and that 2,000 schools are being given satellites for internet connectivity.

“Imagine multiple libraries in the palm of your hand. In the palm of our students in public schools. Digitization of learning resources is at the top of our agenda,” the Education Secretary said.

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Duterte revealed that DepEd is procuring Digi-Ed Learning Carts, a computer lab on wheels composed of 46  laptops, a smart television, and more.

“In embracing technology, we envision an environment of borderless classrooms and learning without disruptions,” she said.

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