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Table 3 expounds more on the connectivity signal of school personnel in the 14 districts.

DISTRICTS

HOME
CONNECTIVITY Kapangan Kibungan La Trinidad Mankayan TOTAL
Atok Bakun Buguias Bokod Itogon I Itogon II Kabayan Sablan Tuba Tublay

Smart/ TNT 99 130 277 153 184 116 56 141 67 331 277 28 155 157 2171

Globe / TM 71 65 124 62 46 66 142 110 111 134 55 159 57 1297

PLDT 2 1 2 0 19 3 1 1 0 124 0 17 23 16 209
Converge 2 2 0 0 2 3 0 2 1 69 14 1 11 7 114
None 17 7 66 0 43 22 13 19 19 56 59 16 39 13 389

Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

Looking at the internet cable connection, there are only come productive and effective in their own line of work.
few school personnel who have this connection (324) as Collaborative planning with the immediate supervisors
compared to mobile data. This may limit the activities and providing guidance to school personnel is a priority
that an intermediate, advance, and expert teacher in ICT before they assume work this June.
can do. Regardless of the presence of Smart and Globe
(prepaid wifi / mobile data) signal, there is a risk in the To further identify and understand the situation of school
quality of service, and limitations on online activities that personnel who are having the above-mentioned home
can be experienced which may be one cause of not being connectivity, the following table shows the limited mode
able to meet the objectives laid per session conducted. of telecommunication they can do. Majority of elemen-
Planning on how to deal with this situation through alter- tary and secondary teachers can text, call, and use mes-
native solutions and taking into consideration the lim- senger in relaying information to learners, parents, and
itations of parents and learners who may experience the co-workers. With the majority of teachers under basic
same challenge is a priority before deciding or finalizing ICT competency, the mode of telecommunication shows
the best alternative learning delivery mode to be imple- congruency. But with the hope that teachers under basic
mented in the schools or district. ICT competency be elevated to intermediate or advance,
other possibilities of mode of telecommunication and
Moreover, the 389 school personnel with no connection enhanced online learning strategies (use of varied appli-
at all will have to cope and adjust with whatever work cation) may be developed or initiated as well.
arrangements required from them to be able to be-

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