As part of the government’s digital bayanihan program, a last mile school in Agusan del Norte has been energized with solar panels, through the support of the National Electrification Administration (NEA), Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara said on Thursday.

Angara, who personally visited Datu Saldong Domino Elementary School, has crossed two rivers and climbed the hills just to reach the school located at Sitio Tagpange, Barangay Simbalan, Buenavista, Agusan del Norte.

The school also received a Starlink unit, tablets, Smart TVs, electric fans and other school materials with the help of NEA and FDC Misamis Power Corporation.

Angara said these improvements are proof of what can happen when government, private partners and local communities come together for education.

“This is digital bayanihan in action. When we connect our schools, we connect our students to better futures,” he said.

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has also committed to providing internet connectivity to all public schools nationwide by the end of 2025.

With the help of DICT’s Free Public Internet Access Program, Bayanihan SIM, and ongoing digital infrastructure rollout, paired with DepEd’s drive for digitalization, the government’s whole-of-nation approach is turning aspiration into action.

From the hills of Apayao to the highlands of Agusan, Digital Bayanihan is a movement to bridge the digital divide, light up classrooms, and bring opportunity to every Filipino child.