Las nieves: Three remote schools in Indigenous Peoples (IPs) communities in Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte have received computers and sound systems from the provincial government over the weekend. Las Nieves Mayor Karen Rosales handed over the equipment to the recipient schools on August 2, and she also met with the parents of the students and school officials.

According to Philippines News Agency, most of the students and young learners from these schools are IPs from the different communities in the Bokbokon area. Las Nieves information officer Michael Mandahinog noted in an interview that Mayor Rosales personally thanked Governor Maria Angelica Rosedell Amante for supplying schools with essential equipment to improve education quality among young learners in Bokbokon.

The Bokbokon Elementary School received a refrigerator from the provincial government. Its annex school in Sitio Salaming was provided with two desktop computers, a printer, two laptops, two television sets, and a sound system. Additionally, the Bokbokon Day Care Center received three sound systems and two water dispensers.

“This educational support will help our teachers mold the future of our children through proper education,” Rosales stated in a separate statement, emphasizing that the town government also supports its schools to ensure quality education for young learners.