Deployment of CeC equipment at a PhilPost pilot site in Luzon

Relative to the signing of the partnership agreement between the Commission on ICT (CICT) and the Philippine Postal Corporation (PhilPost) during the Get Online Philippines launch last June 18, six new Community eCenters (CeCs) will be established in selected postal offices nationwide, to be equally distributed among the three major islands namely Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

Of this number, CICT and PhilPost have so far identified the two pilot sites for Luzon. These are the postal offices of Sta Cruz, Laguna and Lupao, Nueva Ecija. These two pilot sites have already received their equipment package.

Under the partnership agreement, which primarily seeks to promote community development through the use of ICT for effective and efficient governance, the pilot postal offices will serve as CeCs and offer various CeC tools and products aside from their existing postal services.

Ribbon-cutting during Socorro CeC Launch

The launch, which was held back-to-back with the ground breaking of the Provincial Engineering Sub-Office and the Panambay sa Barangay, was also attended by the Commissioner of the Department of Education (DepEd) - Mindanao, the Regional Director of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) - CARAGA, provincial board members and office heads, selected mayors of Surigao del Norte towns and municipal and barangay officials of Socorro.

The inspirational message of Board Member Mamerto E. Galanida, former mayor of Socorro, followed by the informative video message of Philippine CeC Program Head and National Computer Center – Field Operations Office Director Maria Teresa M. Camba, enlightened and inspired everyone present to support the center and its future projects.