THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) turned over to the Philippines' Department of Education (DepEd) tablets, solar-powered transistor radios and other information technology (IT) equipment as part of its $2.4 million in grant support for distance learning among secondary school students from poor and disadvantaged families in remote areas.

At a ceremony in Pasig City, DepEd Undersecretary Nepomuceno Malaluan received from ADB Principal Country Specialist for the Philippines Alain Morel a portion of the 46,680 solar-powered transistor radios, 3,500 android tablets and 21 Wi-Fi local area network sets with solar-powered batteries worth $1 million for students and teachers in selected remote schools.