By JOHN VINCENT B. TORIBIO

Fifty sets of pocket wi-fi are set to be distributed to MMSU graduating students.

The university Chief for Student Development, Dr. Jan Rich A. Guira, said that the donation will help the students working on their theses to move forward despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Our office recognizes that thesis writing is one of the most difficult stages of tertiary education; we hope to enable the students to access resources online,” he said.

Based on the data of the university with the survey conducted weeks ago, the Office for Students Affairs and Services (OSAS) will loan the said pocket wi-fi to graduating students who are under the Cluster C (have no access to internet connection).

The said office will also facilitate the distribution of the said tool. Along with this is a Php 250-worth of load for net surfing to be provided to the recipients.  

The donation is spearheaded by the Dr. Guira, having called for his family and friends from the USA and Canada to help him raise the fund needed. A total of Php 50,000 has been accumulated.  

“Our family hopes to spread the spirit of bayanihan, that when the students graduate, they could as well do the same for others,” Guira concluded.

The donated tools will be used as a part of the initiatives on the MMSU Saranay against COVID-19, the university’s response to the effects of the current health crisis to the MMSU and its extended communities. Other initiatives include the distribution of nipahol (70% ethyl alcohol produced by the university), food rationing and distribution of Personal Protective Equipment (face masks and lab gown), among others.  (StratCom)