MANILA, Philippines — The Community Learning Hubs project of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) was initiated because the Department of Education (DepEd) did not reply to their letter, and as there was no order from the agency to scrap the proposals.
According to OVP spokesperson Barry Gutierrez, they never got any opposition from DepEd regarding the Community Learning Hubs until Education Secretary Leonor Briones distanced the department from the project.
The learning hubs were an initiative of OVP and its private sector partners which aim to provide less fortunate students the adequate gadgets and stable internet connection while the current educational system is still usin…
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