COVID-19
More than 400,000 beloved teachers went online to attend the PLDT Gabay Guro Virtual Grand Gathering on 3 October 2020! This annual get-together is the culmination of Gabay Guro’s commitment to acknowledge and honor the sacrifices and efforts of educators nationwide, and most especially for this year, to celebrate their dedication and perseverance as Philippine education makes a rapid shift to digital transformation. Here’s a quick look-back on that fun-filled day!
Gabay Guro
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PLDT educates with digital solutions BOOSTING E-LEARNING IN THE PANDEMIC PLDT and Smart recognize quality education as a foundation in improving people’s lives and obtaining sustainable development. True to the company’s commitment to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal #4: Quality Education, this continues to be the group’s flagship corporate social responsibility (“CSR”) program, with a strong emphasis on digital literacy.
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PLDT and Smart have developed pandemic-resilient educational services and solutions for the Philippine Department of Education (“DepEd”). These include learning management systems, digital infrastructure and connectivity, wireless and fiber plans, and digital devices for the 1.2 million teachers and 32 million students in the country. To complement the technology solutions, Smart has offered to help teachers to use an
innovative learning system - the CVIFDynamic Learning Program (CVIFDLP) - which can used in modular, online and on-air learning settings. Developed by Ramon Magsaysay laureates and world-renowned theoretical physicists Dr. Christopher Bernido and Dr. Ma. Victoria CarpioBernido, the methodology works in all primary and secondary academic levels, as well as in the Alternative Learning System, and targets the entire spectrum of learners, including Special Education students. BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE PLDT and Smart continue to support students and teachers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic with its flagship School-in-a-Bag program. This initiative is a portable digital classroom designed to support distance learning, even in remote areas without electricity and internet connectivity. Specially designed for online learning under the new normal, each waterresistant backpack now carries 20 student tablets that are pre-loaded with educational content - including award-winning mother tonguebased interactive apps developed by Smart and academic partners, a teacher’s laptop, a pocket WiFi kit, and more. With these enhancements, the total value of each School-in-aBag is ₱200,000 or approximately US$4,000. In October 2020, PLDT donated 15 School-in-a-Bag packages to the Department of Education (“DepEd”), part of the 70 bags that will be delivered to schools this year. These resulted from joint efforts among broadband services
