ANGELES City Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin said free internet services will be provided to public schools all over the city.
The mayor said the free Wi-Fi in schools will support his program to promote digital education.
“Public school students will now be connected to the world and digital education will further enhance their knowledge as they seek higher learning. The internet is now an indispensable utility that should be accessed by Angeleños,” he said.
Last August 8, Lazatin met with businessman Dennis Uy, owner of Converge ICT Solutions Inc., and Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) personnel and discussed the project.
Uy agreed to support the program to help the students and teachers in the city.
The businessman said this is one way of giving back to the community where he started.
Lazatin meanwhile bared plans to install 14 machines that could recognize employees’ faces for timekeeping system.
He also cited the connectivity of all off-site offices to the city hall for the face recognition system and telephone lines.
“Third is Collection Efficiency, by installing a server for the Treasurer’s Office – Land Tax Division,” he said.
The mayor said the city government will acquire 100 computer sets to upgrade all non-serviceable units in all local government offices.