00:00The leaders of the Department of Education and National Electrification Administration joined forces
00:06to further strengthen the administration's commitment to enlighten all schools across the country.
00:13Yesterday, Deputy Secretary Sonny Angara and Administrator Antonio Mariano Almeda signed an agreement
00:21to implement the electrification programs of the government, especially in remote areas.
00:28The Department of Education and National Electrification Administration will receive more than P1 billion in funding for the programs.
00:36Meanwhile, the NEA will address the needs of solar power systems.
00:43According to Secretary Angara, up to 1,500 public schools across the country still do not have access to electricity.
00:53Most of them are in Bisayas and Mindanao.
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