ANGELES CITY--The city government here led by Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr., has started distributing risograph machines 53 public schools in the city.

Lazatin, along with Vice Mayor Vicky VegaCabigting, started the distribution on September 16 in the seven schools — Pulung Cacutud Elementary School, Sapalibutad Elementary School, Gov. Rafael

Lazatin Integrated School, EPZA Resettle Elementary School, Bonifacio V. Romero High School, Cutud Elementary School, and Northville 15 Integrated School .

TOMO ROOM. CLIOC's tomo room at Mother Teresa of Calcutta Medical Center in the City of San Fernando. (Contributed photo)

A risograph can assist schools them reproducing learning modules as the new school year starts.

With one risograph unit per school are 20 bottles of ink, 10 markers, and 100 reams of bond papers.

The city government has allotted P10 million for the acquisition of the risograph machines and ink, and P5 million for bond papers.

“In the face of the pandemic, let us continue to assist our education sector in adjusting to the new normal setting,”Lazatin said.

The distribution in the remaining 46 public schools will follow suit.

To complement this, Lazatin’s Chief Adviser IC Calaguas and Executive Assistant IV Reina Manuel also started distributing computer sets to 10 selected public schools at their personal capacity, Beautéderm talent fees, and using the funds raised for Brigada Eskwela.

Amid the pandemic, the city government has distributed 63,200 tablets for the use

MAGALANG --- Three more residents in this town have died from corona virus.

This was gleaned in the local government's update dated September 17, 2021.

The new mortalities are from barangays San Agustin, one; and Santa Lucia, two.

These bring the total number of COVID 19 deaths in the municipality to 95 as of Friday.

The Municipal Health Office at the same time reported six new cases of corona virus and 14 patient recoveries.

Out of the 1,447 total number of cases, some 1,166 representing 80.58 percent recovered.

There are 195 active cases of COVID in the town at present. Mayor Romy Pecson urged the residents to always observe health protocols to prevent the spread of COVID 19 in the locality.

of public school teachers, Grades 4 to 12 students and city scholars in their online classes. Internet cards were also provided for the free access of WiFi.

A total of 700 satellite units were installed city-wide for the free WiFi connection, alongside the distribution of internet learning cards to the teachers and students for better internet access. Mayor Lazatin believes that no one should be denied education especially at this time of the COVID-19 pandemic.