DepEd: Over 172,000 teachers, staff to get Apple laptops

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) has secured 172,654 Apple MacBook Neo laptops worth over P7.4 billion for public school teachers and administrative personnel, with a five-year warranty and a unit price lower than the devices’ suggested retail price (SRP).

The procurement forms part of the government’s effort to equip educators with digital tools, with deployment scheduled from November this year to March 2027.

In a statement on Tuesday, DepEd said it secured the MacBook Neo units at approximately P43,000 each, or about P6,900 below the model’s SRP of P49,900 in the Philippines.

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The package also includes a five-year warranty, significantly longer than the standard one-year retail warranty, as well as built-in productivity tools, delivery and logistics, and professional development for recipients.

“For the longest time, our teachers have carried the heavy personal burden of buying their own laptops or maintaining outdated equipment just to keep up with lesson plans. Under the vision of President Marcos, we are changing the narrative,” Education Secretary Sonny Angara said.

The latest procurement brings to 231,725 the number of laptops awarded under DepEd’s Computerization Program for teachers nationwide.

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Of this number, 169,008 are MacBook Neo units while 62,717 are Windows-based laptops.

The department also gave 3,646 MacBook Neo units to administrative officers.

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During Apple’s financial results conference call for the fourth quarter of 2026 on Monday, Apple CEO John Ternus called the deal with DepEd the tech firm’s “biggest education deal ever for Mac.”

The DepEd is also partnering with Apple to roll out GuroXL, a training framework designed to help teachers integrate technology into classroom instruction.

In coordination with the National Educators Academy of the Philippines, the program will prepare educators for Apple Teacher certifications and specialized technology leadership credentials.

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The DepEd said it would begin a series of cluster and megacluster launch activities across Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao this month, including interactive laptop unboxing sessions for teachers. /cb