231,000 laptops to be given to teachers and staff all over the country — DepEd

MANILA — Some 231,000 laptops will be distributed to teachers and staff all over the country to help them with their work, says Department of Education Secretary Sonny Angara.

Appearing as guest in the Palace briefing on Tuesday, Angara said the laptops — composed mostly of MacBooks — will be distributed until March 2027.

“Ito iyong pinakamalawak at malalim na computerization program in the history of Philippine education ‘no, sa ilalim po ng Marcos administration,” Angara touted.

Angara also said they have already released the 1.5 million laptops procured during the previous administration of the Department of Education, which were found in warehouses.

“Hindi na natin mauulit iyong mga maling desisyon ng nakaraan kung saan hiniwalay pa iyong delivery doon sa pag-procure ng mga items,” Angara said.

“Dito, sa mga binili nating mga laptops, sa bibilhin nating mga textbooks at mga ibang kagamitan, kasama na po iyong delivery doon sa presyo na babayaran ng gobyerno,” he added.

The DepEd Secretary said the laptops being distributed now underwent legal processes and competitive biddings, and they were procured below retail price.

“Kung tutuusin mo, iyong value na binayad ng government, siguro in the low P40,000 – 41, 42, 43,000 kasi maraming biddings ho iyan – doon nagri-range iyong presyo; ang value na nakuha ng gobyerno diyan, siguro nasa 70,000 pataas,” he said.

On Monday, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the turnover of MacBook Neo laptops to teachers at Dagupan City National High School in Pangasinan.