00:00The Department of Education completes a massive procurement of 170,000 MacBook Neo laptops for teachers and staff nationwide.
00:09Apple announces the transaction during its Financial Results Conference call for the fourth quarter of 2026, Tuesday, November 3.
00:16Education Secretary Sonny Angaras says the agency welcomes the participation of the American tech company in the competitive bidding for
00:23its latest project under the DepEd Computerization Program.
00:26The DepEd says it secured 172,654 Apple MacBook Neo laptops, which will be deployed from November through March 2027.
00:34A total of 169,008 units will be for public school teachers, while the remaining around 3,600 will be
00:40for public school administrative officers.
00:43The agency says it secured the package at approximately 43,000 pesos per unit, which is 6,990 pesos cheaper
00:50than the base model's Philippine-suggested retail price of 49,990 pesos.
00:55Aside from the MacBook Neo's, contracts have also been awarded for 62,717 Windows-based units.
01:02President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. promised the delivery of laptops to every public school teacher during his 2025 State of the
01:09Nation address.
01:10Teacher groups have been calling out Marcos for the delay.
