Over 10K Eastern Visayas teachers receive MacBook laptops

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TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) has started distributing new MacBook Neo laptops to 10,534 public school teachers in Eastern Visayas as p...

DIGITAL. A teacher in Tacloban City checks a new laptop from the Department of Education during the distribution on Nov. 10, 2026. DepEd has started distributing new MacBook Neo laptops to 10,534 public school teachers in Eastern Visayas as part of efforts to strengthen digital learning in the region. (Photo courtesy of The Leytean)

TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) has started distributing new MacBook Neo laptops to 10,534 public school teachers in Eastern Visayas as part of efforts to strengthen digital learning in the region.

DepEd-Eastern Visayas information officer Jasmin Calzita said in a phone interview Friday that all 13 schools division offices in the region are aiming to complete the distribution as soon as possible.

"Since the available units are limited, priority will be given to teachers who have not received laptops from DepEd during the distribution period from January 2023 to Nov. 6 this year, unless their previously issued laptops have been declared unserviceable," Calzita said.

Among the region's field offices, Leyte received the biggest allocation with 3,030 units, followed by Northern Samar with 1,621 and Samar with 1,232.

Eastern Samar was allocated 914 laptops, while Southern Leyte received 731. Tacloban City and Ormoc City were allotted 587 and 586 units, respectively.

DepEd Regional Director Salustiano Jimenez said the laptop distribution across the region's 13 school division offices represents a significant investment in education personnel and the future of education in Eastern Visayas.

"This initiative recognizes that our teachers and non-teaching personnel are at the heart of education service delivery. By providing them with essential technological tools, we aim to increase productivity, enhance teaching and learning, improve operational efficiency, and enable them to respond more effectively to the evolving demands of public service, particularly in delivering quality basic education in the region," Jimenez said in a…

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