City turns over 81 computer sets to 48 schools
By Roberto C. Dejon
ORMOC CITY, Leyte – Forty Elementary schools and eight national high schools in the city on Friday received personal computer sets and printers from the city government in a simple turn-over ceremony at the Ormoc City Division Cutural Center.
Mayor Eric C. Codilla after distributing the computers said the idea of giving the school the 48 schools came from vice Mayor Nepumoceno P. Aparis as he sees the need for it. He said that the computers are intended for teachers to upgrade themselves into the new methods of teachings so that their pupils and students will be upgraded also.
City councilor Felomino Maglasang the chairman on education of the city council said this is just a part among the many supports that the city has given to the local DepEd division.
Maglasang disclosed that aside from the computersand printer sets the city also constructed at least 130 classrooms to decongest students per classroom and the fencing of many school for its safety. He added that Mayor Codilla is a good father to the city and that being a good father he would always give whatever the DepEd asked form him.
Codilla explained to the DepEd that the city could attain almost all the needs asked by the DepEd “because we have resources.”
Mayor Codilla pointed out that the city’s good collection of Real Property Taxes allows the city have a huge resources to finance the needs of the DepEd. He said that good collection of Real Property Taxes came in even without increasing local taxes. “It’s a matter of good collection.” Codilla pointed out.
Codilla however said that this computer sets could be a challenge to teachers in teaching their pupils and students to ensure quality education because they could now access and downloads the proper teaching methods. Mayor Codilla emphasized that teachers should teach their students the right thing because if there teaching will be wrong they would alsolearn the wrong teachings.
Newly installed city schools Division Superintendent Sol Lumarda accepted the challenge of the mayor and assured him of the quality education that everybody wants.
