ANTIQUE lone district Rep. Loren Legarda filed House Bill No. 10405 also known as the "One Tablet, One Student Act of 2021" that seeks to provide each public elementary and secondary student as well as students enrolled in state universities and colleges (SUCs) a tablet.

In a statement sent to The Manila Times, the former three-term senator said students who already have their own personal learning gadgets shall be given educational assistance in the form of an internet allowance to cover the cost of connectivity instead.

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