PRESS RELEASE
Public Information Office-City Mayor's Office
Ref No. 0506-0016
June 30, 2005

Leonardia signs MOA with GILAS

     Mayor Evelio R. Leonardia thanked the group that composed the Gearing-Up Internet and Literacy Access for Students (GILAS) right after the turnover of the marker and the digital signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that includes eight (8) public high schools in the city.
     The eight public high schools that benefited from the one year free internet connection are: Mansilingan Agro, Sum-ag, Luisa Medel, Paglaum Village, Singcang, Domingo Lacson, Emiliano Lizares and Bacolod City National High School.
     Leonardia landed the launching of GILAS for their significant contribution for the well-being of the students. The more for the advancement of our youth in terms of modern technology should help them enrich and adapt to global information and to prepare them for tough challenges that await them in the future, he added.
     Furthermore, Leonardia said that this will certainly help the youth to surge ahead and will harness their potential thru information technology (IT) education.
     The MOA was signed by and between the Mayor, Luigi Bernas, Program Dir. Ayala Foundation Inc. and member of GILAS steering Committee, Isabel Urra-Donor Representative, Raquel Cagurangan-Chief, Administrative Officer of INNOVE Communications, Dr. Milagros Gonzales-Schools Div. Superintendent, DepEd Bacolod and Principals and PTCA Presidents of 8 GILAS high schools. (CMO-PIO/elg)


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