ALAMINOS CITY–Another feather on the cap of this gifted city.

All elementary and high schools here, which is home to the Hundred Islands National Park, will get free wireless internet access through a public-private partnership initiated by the city government.

Re-elected Mayor Hernani Braganza, as part of his continuing effort and commitment to the city’s overall development, has signed a contract with Trends and Technologies Inc. for the provision of wireless broadband services to the schools.

Engr. Roel Anoñuevo, head of the City Planning and Development Office, said the Wireless Internet Connectivity for Public Schools Project is an expansion of the Computer Assistance Literacy Program (CALP) of the city government.

 Based on the contract, the Connectivity Project will initially benefit 11 schools beginning this month. Coverage of 33 other schools throughout the city will follow with expected installation of more computer hardware.  

City Administrator Wilmer Panabang said the multi-million project will enable students to have access to information available in World Wide Web and effectively address the problem of lack of books and reference materials for both students and educators.

CALP, a brainchild of Braganza, was launched in 2004 to provide basic computer education to students, teachers and even parents.

The Connectivity Project, Anoñuevo said, harnesses the power of information technology and is expected to revolutionize the delivery of public education in 43 public schools in all of the city’s 39 barangays .

To date, only seven of the 43 schools have computer classrooms equipped with about 111 PC stations that serve the needs of about 17,000 pupils.

Only Alaminos National High School (ANHS) and Alaminos Central School currently have internet connectivity.

The city government complemented ANHS’ two computer centers by establishing the SCALA Training Program for the city’s out-of-school youths (OSYs).

The SCALA Program, a modular computer training program for OSYs, was developed in partnership with Engineers Without Borders, a non-government organization based in Canada.

This training program aims to give OSYs and youth with disabilities basic computer literacy skills in order to enhance their employment opportunities.—EVA

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