MANILA Mayor Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso has approved the purchase of additional 60,820 tablets worth P364 million for newly enrolled public school students.

“Despite the challenges we face due to the pandemic, patuloy na susuportahan ng pamahalaang lungsod ang ating mga estudyante. As much as possible, we want all students to be able to continue learning,” Domagoso said.

The city government will also provide monthly internet data for K-12 students and hygiene kits for teaching and non-teaching personnel.

The mayor said that a standby fund of P60,532,256.37 was made in case there will be an increase in enrollment.

Last year, the city government distributed around 110,000 gadgets equipped with SIM cards and 11,000 laptops with pocket Wi-Fi devices worth P994 million to students and teachers.