BACOLOD CITY, Aug. 30 -- Recognized as a model local government unit (LGU) by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), San Carlos City in Negros Occidental has advanced digital inclusion among its citizens through access to learning hubs in communities for the past 10 years.

Since 2015, the northern Negros city has established 17 Technology for Education, Employment, Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (Tech4ED) centers, the highest among the 31 LGUs in the province.

"They have the most number of Tech4ED centers. They are the only LGU-model to implement Tech4ED in each barangay," DICT-Negros Occidental Provincial Officer Mary Jane Agonace told the Philippine News Agency in a recent interview.

Through the T...