A resolution authorizing Bacolod Mayor Monico Puentevella to sign a memorandum of agreement with the Ayala Foundation Inc. and the DepEd for the implementation of the Text2Teach Alliance program in 10 public elementary schools in Bacolod City, was unanimously approved by the Sangguniang Panlungsod during a special session yesterday.
The resolution contains two colatillas, that the release of funds will be subject to the usual Accounting and Auditing Rules, and the names of the 10 public elementary schools should be specified. The resolution was approved by Councilors Caesar Distrito, El Cid Familiaran, Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, Roberto Rojas, Archie Baribar, Sonya Verdeflor, Alex Paglumotan, Wilson Gamboa Jr., Mona Dia Jardin, Ana Marie Palermo and Carlos Jose Lopez. The MOA will be signed by Puentevella representing the city, the DepEd represented by Bacolod Division of Schools Superintendent Gemma Ledesma, and Ayala Foundation Inc. represented by Maria Lourdes De Leona and Rowena Lopez, AFI president and senior director, respectively. Based on the MOA, Bacolod City will remit to AFI before the start of the project the counterpart-funding requirement equivalent to P476,400 of the total fund needed to cover the Text2Teach program components for the 10 recipient schools in the city. The AFI, on behalf of the Text2Teach consortium, will provide the counterpart-funding equivalent to P740,000 for the Text2Teach components of the 10 public elementary schools in Bacolod. AFI will facilitate the assistance of a telecommunication company in providing free pre-paid load of P150 per month to the schools for one year, as well as P4,500 per school load, to be used for downloading new or updated content, from the server to the schools mobile phone, for one year from the date of the installation of the TV and mobile phones to the schools. The Text2Teach alliance, composed of AFI as the local project leader, and the Philippine Implementation Team composed of the DepEd, Nokia Corporation, Globe Telecom, and Pearson Foundation, will implement the program to provide the necessary infrastructure to provide elementary students and teachers in the public educational system access to interactive, easy-to-use multimedia package designed to make learning more meaningful, exciting and effective among the young learners. The areas of education covered are Math, Science, and English. Distrito yesterday said that although they have high respect for Ayala Foundation Inc., no one should be above the law. Whether it is a private or non-government organization, or reputed company or person, it is a requirement of the Commission on Audit that they be subject to accreditation process. He believes AFI will have no problem because these are just simple requirements like the Securities and Exchange Commission papers and their accomplishment for one year. Distrito said. Baribar said they are not extending assistance to an NGO. The other party will only be a custodian of the city's funds. Paglumotan, as chairman of the Committee on Education, said he is interposing no objection since this is a laudable project. He said he will request the DepEd for the list of the 10 priority public elementary schools.*CGS
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