Comments on: OLPC: No laptops for Filipino children

By: Lloyd V. Daulat

Lloyd V. Daulat — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:49:36 +0000

Just like to inform all of u that weve just succesfully launch our olpc program here in Lubang Occidental Mindoro last December 6, 2010,all the laptop are donated by the former imployee of the NCC as a sign of there gratitude to there former boss and our Mayor Juan M. Sanchez,100 XO 1.5 laptop have been given to the grade 4 students of Lubang Integrated School & Maligaya Elementary School,hopully another deployment of 100 units for incoming grade 4 this june.

By: Joel C. Yuvienco

Joel C. Yuvienco — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 20:02:00 +0000

Just an update since the last comment on this thread. Lubang public school kids get their hands on OLPC XO 1.5 laptops. Thanks to the generosity of former and current NCC employees. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/12/06/10/lubang-island-schoolkids-get-own-laptops

By: Neo Explore X1: Intel & Neo Partners to Sell Laptops to Kids -- Pinoy Tech Blog - The Philippines’ Premier Technology Blog

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:47:21 +0000

[...] built specifically to suit their learning needs. If you will remember, Intel pulled out of the OLPC effort and came out of its own non-commercial version which is the Classmate [...]

By: jet

jet — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:55:25 +0000

What the hell is our government doing for our cjildren’s advancement in modern technology? This OLPC is damn important to our kids.

By: Miguel

Miguel — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:17:09 +0000

So xorgman, you’re anti-OLPC?

Me, I’m not decided. But I tend to agree with rom below.

By: xorgman

xorgman — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 06:29:46 +0000

Thailand now rejects the OLPC project after the coup. Might as well drop it in the Phils.

By: iRant » Blog Archive » Real Peso Power

iRant » Blog Archive » Real Peso Power — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 03:52:56 +0000

[...] To make sure everyone gets a slice of it, the computers can run on car batteries and the Internet connection is provided wirelessly. So what if we’re not included in MIT’s One Laptop per Child program? He managed to shrink the digital divide as well. It fits perfectly to the Filipino consumers that are used to prepaid marketing and probably majority of Filipino users who rent computers at Internet cafés. One afternoon, an old woman went into the Internet café under the Internet Terminal Machines Services, Inc., put a P5 coin into a slot in the computer, then talked with her daughter working in Singapore as domestic helper. Minutes later, the old woman started wiping her face as she cried while talking with her daughter on the other end. [...]

By: Mike Abundo

Mike Abundo — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 21:19:03 +0000

That’s ‘cuz it’ll be $120 in the Philippines.

Guess who gets the $20.

By: rom

rom — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 22:03:45 +0000

I think India opted out of the programme for the mere fact that no direct studies as to the benefits of having one laptop per child (even in the US) has been published.

As for the Philippines – c’mon. The government invests US$100 per child for a laptop when it cannot even provide classrooms that disappear during the rainy season! Heck, it cannot even provide enough classrooms at all!

Another thing – giving a child a computer does not automatically improves learning. Remember that the teachers themselves need to be equipped. The problem with most of the programmes that do this is that they thought that donating computers and internet connections is enough to improve learning. shesh! What is the use of these tools if the teachers cannot integrate them to the curriculum? Heck, it will end up in that ‘model’ classroom where it is locked by the principal and to be used only when there are guests.

By: jgotangco

jgotangco — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 00:18:52 +0000

The project depend on countries who would commit to it and the Philippines is not one of those who committed at all. There are some ODMs who are exploring on creating units that are similar to the OLPC design but with more features at a bit higher price, starting at $200 and would be sold at retail. OLPC is not and will be not sold in retail. At the moment, OLPC development boards have already been distrubuted to various developers who requested for one and committed development for the platform.