Cignal TV boosts Phl education

With public school classes starting last Oct. 5, students are in for a new experience in contrast to the traditional face-to-face instruction that generations of Filipinos underwent before.

Responding to the national need for an effective distance learning platform for the nearly 25 million enrollees this school year of 2020 to 2021, Cignal TV, the leading Pay TV provider serving 2.6 million subscribers, has recently inked a partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd) to open up two channels dedicated to DepEd TV’s content across both Cignal TV and SatLite, its massmarket pay-TV brand.

According to DepEd Usec. Alain Del Pascua, “As cited in its Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan (BE-LCP), DepEd has identified four modalities for distance learning including television-based instruction and radio-based instruction.”

DepEd TV via Cignal TV Channel149 and SatLite Channel189 launched simultaneously with the start of classes. It is available to all prepaid and postpaid Cignal subscribers, as well as SatLite subscribers. The channel is available to DTH subscribers even if they do not have load in their accounts. DepEd TV will also be streamed for free on Cignal’s OTT streaming service called Cignal Play and is available for Android and iOS users upon registry via cignalplay.com.

Cignal TV president and CEO Robert Galang said, “Partnering with the Department of Education is aligned with Cignal TV’s mission to provide a broad and meaningful experience for households; merging entertainment and education in order to empower Filipinos.”

Education Sec. Leonor Briones said TV and radio-based instruction are important in distance learning, especially for students who do not have access to the Internet.

DepEd TV broadcasts will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Mondays to Saturdays for the next two years.