MacBook Neo: Why did DepEd partner with Apple?

Inquirer.net - Nov 3, 2026

In the earnings call today from Apple, new CEO John Ternus mentioned its collaboration with the Philippine market, specifically the Department of Education. The DepEd will be able to distribute 170,000 MacBook Neo devices to teachers around the country to more than 16,000 K-12 schools across the country. After we published this news, our comments

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