BORONGAN CITY, August 17 (PIA) -- The Local Government Unit (LGU) of Hernani through the leadership of Mayor Amado L. Candido installed free Wi-Fi in schools and barangay centers.
According to Mayor Candido, the project COVID-19 Response to Education and Wi-Fi is one of his priorities.
“I am thankful to the national government, especially President Rodrigo R. Duterte through Senator Bong Go for giving us funds for this project,” Candido said.
"Through this Wi-Fi internet connection, my constituents can access and freely connect to the internet via their mobile devices and they can access all the needed information they need specially this COVID-19 pandemic."
“It is high time that Wi-Fi plays a very important role in the community considering that most of my constituents have cell phones,” Mayor Candido said.
Mr. Eladio E. Rivera, Jr. Teacher III, English Department Head of Pedro E. Candido Memorial National High School (PECMNHS) said the free Wi-Fi in the municipality is a blessing.
“It is very timely, especially since most of the transactions are online. This step of LGU would really be of great help not only to the teachers but to the students and parents as well."
"By this free Wi-Fi, students can quickly and easily share documents, get access to resources, wherever they are."
With the blended learning modality in education, the free Wi-Fi can also give students access to the world wide web of information and education, said the young teacher.
Jam I. Gida, from the Office of the Mayor said that free Wi-Fi are installed in the municipal hall, public schools, rural health units, barangay halls and other government institutions.
Hernani is a fifth class municipality in the Eastern Samar. According to the 2015 census survey, it has a population of 8,573 people with a poverty incidence of 43.38 percent. It has 13 barangays where four of them are in the Poblacion.
Republic Act 10929 or the Free Wi-Fi Internet Access Program Act requires public places like hospitals, transport terminals, public schools, and other government offices to provide free internet access.
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Provincial Head, Dante Rosales in a text message said that the city of Borongan and the municipalities of San Policarpo, Oras, Dolores, Can-avid San Julian, Maydolong and Quinapondan are now enjoying the free Wi-Fi from the said government service provider.
As Hernani town is not included, the LGU prioritized the provision of the free Wi-Fi connection.(nbq/SDC/PIA-E. Samar)
Source: Philippines Information Agency (pia.gov.ph)
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