DepEd Laptops for Teachers 2026 — Over 231,000 Units Being Rolled Out, Here’s Who Gets Priority
DEPED LAPTOPS FOR TEACHERS 2026 – Public school teachers who have long been using their own gadgets for lesson plans and reports may soon get a government-issued laptop, as the Department of Education (DepEd) has started distributing more than 231,000 units nationwide.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., together with First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos and Education Secretary Sonny Angara, led the start of the rollout on Monday, November 9, 2026, at Dagupan City National High School in Pangasinan, according to the Philippine News Agency (PNA). The first batch of 209 Apple MacBook Neo units went to 10 public schools in the city.
The handover is part of the DepEd Computerization Program. Suppliers have until March 2027 to finish delivering the laptops to beneficiary schools across the country.
How Many Laptops Are Being Distributed?
Based on DepEd figures reported by PNA and GMA News, here is the breakdown of the units awarded so far:
| Recipients | Type of Laptop | Number of Units |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | Apple MacBook Neo | 169,008 |
| Teachers | Windows-based laptops | 62,717 |
| Administrative officers | Apple MacBook Neo | 3,646 |
| Total for teachers | 231,725 |
In Dagupan City, Dagupan City National High School received 72 MacBook Neo units, while the remaining 137 were shared by nine other public elementary, integrated and secondary schools. The school serves around 5,000 learners with 312 personnel, yet it had only four official laptops for its teachers before the turnover.
How Much Did Each Laptop Cost?
DepEd bought the laptops through open and competitive bidding at around ₱43,000 per unit. GMA News reported that this is ₱6,900 lower than the current suggested retail price of the base MacBook Neo model in the Philippines.
According to the agency, the bidding saved the government at least ₱1.4 billion compared with standard retail prices. Each laptop package also comes with:
- Built-in productivity tools
- Nationwide delivery
- Professional training for teachers
- A five-year extended warranty, instead of the usual one-year warranty
With these inclusions, DepEd placed the estimated commercial value of each package at more than ₱70,000.
Who Can Get a DepEd Laptop?
Not all teachers will get a unit right away. As reported by Rappler, the distribution focuses on schools that have not yet received teacher laptops through the DepEd Computerization Program, other government programs, local government units or donors.
To qualify for the latest batch, a teacher must have:
- An active teaching assignment;
- An active DepEd email account with multi-factor authentication turned on; and
- No working government- or school-issued laptop received between January 1, 2023 and November 6, 2026.
DepEd clarified that using shared equipment or a laptop that a teacher bought personally will not disqualify him or her.
If there are more eligible teachers in a school than available units, first priority goes to teachers without a government-issued laptop who actively lead educational technology efforts, such as ICT coordinators, EdTech champions or Khan Academy teachers. Schools will submit their lists of recipients through the new Teacher Assignment for Laptop Allocation (TALA) system, which DepEd will also use for device inventory and property management.
Training for Teachers
To help teachers make the most of the devices, DepEd and the National Educators Academy of the Philippines (NEAP) will roll out GuroXL, a training program that leads to Apple Teacher certifications and technology leadership credentials.
Speaking in Filipino during the turnover, Angara said the administration wants to give teachers the best tools and proper training so that preparing lesson plans and reports becomes easier and they can focus more on teaching, as quoted by Inquirer.net.
“I know many of you bought your own, used your own salary, just to do the work that you have to do. That should not be your burden anymore,” President Marcos told the teachers, according to The Philippine Star.
Are you a public school teacher still waiting for your laptop? Check with your school head on whether your school is included in the TALA list.
