DepEd praises Zambo mayor anew for ‘overwhelming’ support

THE DEPARTMENT of Education lauded Mayor Beng Climaco and thanked her for the 32 printing and digital hubs intended for different schools in Zamboanga City to help teachers cope with the demands of mass production of printed materials and modules needed for “blended learning” which combines both traditional classroom and online classes or courses.

 

Mayor Beng Climaco poses with education officials led by Dr. Victoria Mangaser during the turnover of 32 printing and digital hubs in Zamboanga City.

Education officials led by Dr. Victoria Mangaser praised the mayor for the continuing and overwhelming support the local government has provided them since becoming mayor. Climaco is now on her third and last term.   

The mayor led the turnover of the fully air-conditioned printing and digital hubs to Mangaser. The mayor was assisted by Rep. Jawo Jimenez and City Council members El King Omaga and Kim Elago. 

The printing and digital hubs are complete with Acer Veriton S desktops which provide high reliability and a long lifespan due to its 100% solid capacitor and Acer V7 Series computer monitors that provide professional performance with a 4K resolution screen.

All the hubs also come with Risograph, a brand of digital duplicators manufactured by the Riso Kagaku Corporation that are designed mainly for high-volume photocopying and printing.

Climaco’s aide said that “more than a politician, Mayor Beng is a teacher and guidance counselor whose heart is really for the children of Zamboanga whom she considers as the VIPs of her administration.”

Last year, Climaco assured the local government’s support to the DepEd in preparing for the new normal in education in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. She reaffirmed her strong commitment to education, saying it remains one of her top priority programs.

She also met with education officials and committed funds from the Special Education Fund for the preparation of learning materials under the blended learning modules.

“As always we want to assist the DepEd and we want to provide the necessary measures for our teachers and facilitate the learning of our pupils which is the core of educational process,” said Climaco, who also chairs the Local School Board.

In 2019, Climaco donated over a dozen brand new, 43-inch Samsung full high definition television sets to the Santa Maria Central School Special Education Center after one of its students, Jellyn Castillan, wished that someone would donate a television for her class. And Jellyn had her wish come true.

It was an emotional moment not only for Jellyn and her classmates, but also the teachers at the school when Climaco handed over the televisions in a simple ceremony in September.

Climaco said the use of television as a tool for learning will make classroom activities more interesting, colorful and meaningful, and vowed to continue other educational programs to help improve the quality of local education. The digital televisions were all equipped with a pair of High-Definition Multimedia Interface ports and one Universal Serial Bus port. (Zamboanga Post)