Computerization of city high schools in the offing

To enable public school students here to compete on an equal footing with their private school counterparts, the city government is finalizing a plan to computerize all city public high schools here.

In an interview with members of the Iloilo City Hall Press Corps, city mayor Jerry P. Treñas said a cocktail party will be held anytime this month to gather all Ilonggos staying in Metro Manila to sponsor the project.

The cocktail would be sponsored by the Ayala Foundation in cooperation with the city government. Treñas said the foundation wants to raise some P1.2-million  for the project during the cocktail party. The amount will be added to a city government counterpart fund of P1.2-million.

The P2.4 million will then be used to procure computer units for use of the city high schools. On the other hand, Ayala Foundation will provide free internet access for one year to let public school students experience the information revolution.

“This project, once implemented, will give public school students the chance to compete with students from the private schools,” he concluded. (Adora Bandorio/PIO)