ADB turns over $1M worth of solar-powered radios, tablets to DepEd

A child reads her module inside an evacuation center in Tumaway Senior High School in Talisay, Batangas on November 21, 2020.

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MANILA, Philippines — Multilateral lender Asian Development Bank (ADB) has completed the turnover of $1 million worth of solar-powered transistor radios, Android tablets and Wi-Fi sets to the education department to help with its distance learning programs, the bank said in a statement on Tuesday.

Secondary school students from poor and disadvantaged communities are seen to benefit from the 46,680 solar-powered transistor radios, 3,500 Android tablets, and 21 Wi-Fi local area network (LAN) sets donated by the ADB. 

ADB said it turned over a portion of the equipment to DepEd during a ceremony in Pasig City. 

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