MANILA, Philippines — Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is eyeing a law that would provide every learner in the country with a laptop and access to the internet.
“I think there’s no question that they (learners) should have a laptop and access to the internet now. Not 10 years from now, not 15 years from now, but now,” Gatchalian, chair of the Senate basic education committee, said during a Senate hearing on Friday.
“We’re trying to formulate a law wherein we will give every child, every learner a laptop and an access to the internet, much like access to electricity and water,” he added.
Before this, Education Undersecretary Nepomuceno Malaluan cited the Center for Education Meas…
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