The local government of Lubang Island, non-government organizations, and private companies have launched the “One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)” project that aims to provide free laptops to elementary students in the island.
The first 100 units of XO computer laptops were distributed to Grade 4 students of Lubang Integrated School and Maligaya Elementary School during the event that saw the presence of Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Armin Luistro, Lubang Mayor Juan Sanchez, and Occidental Mindoro Governor Josephine Ramirez-Sato. |