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Philippines Launches Interactive Map of Public Schools

By Clarice Africa | 17 June 2011

The Department of Education (DepEd) has recently launched an interactive map that features a “click-on-profile” of every public elementary and high school campus in the Philippines as part of Secretary Armin Luistro’s move to encourage private and public sector participation in solving the challenges faced by the Philippine education system.

The interactive map contains data on the school’s budget, enrolment statistics, education indicators, number of teaching personnel, furniture, textbooks, classrooms, and water and power supply of some 45,000 schools nationwide.

In addition, each public school profile features a “Donate” button which users can click to give their pledges.

“When we see the data, it helps us find the solution. It’s not a one-size-fits-all solution for all schools so we are tapping the private sector to help in this community system,” said DepEd Secretary Armin Luistro

Luistro added that the said interactive map is part of their “campaign for transparency and our way of getting people involved in helping schools.”

A similar website was launched in Baguio City and Benguet, and also in Tacloban and Pagadian Cities and in Leyte.

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