DepEd monitors school and digital infrastructure gaps in Leyte

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Education Secretary Sonny Angara, along with the agency’s Executive and Management Committee Members, monitored schools in Leyte to check the implementation of digitalization programs and assess gaps in school building facilities.

As part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to address challenges from the ground, Secretary Angara convened with the teachers at Leyte National High School in Tacloban City. The said school is considered the biggest secondary school in Eastern Visayas and catering to 8,954 learners as of date.

DepEd likewise visited St. Francis Elementary School, which was gravely affected by Typhoon Yolanda in 2013. The said school is currently experiencing gaps in school facilities and classrooms as they are currently housing 547 learners in Temporary Learning Spaces.

In coordination with the Provincial Government of Leyte under the leadership of Gov Jericho “Icot” L. Petilla, the officials tracked the implementation of the digitalization program of the Leyte Provincial Government in Cogon Elementary School.

Sec. Angara capped off the Leyte school visit to Alang-alang National High School to witness the Khan Academy demonstration as part of the agency’s project for the upcoming Programme for International Student Assessment.

Moreover, the Department also observed the first and only education hub for the Alternative Learning System in the Girls' Education Center in Palo, Leyte.

The initiative is part of the “Better Life for Out-of-School Girls to Fight Poverty and Injustice in the Philippines” project by DepEd, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and the Korea International Cooperation Agency.

The Education Chief and the rest of the ExeCom members will then convene with the Regional Directors to discuss various DepEd programs on Tuesday in Tacloban City.