16 September 2024, LOOK: DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara met with Canva Philippines today to discuss existing programs for Canva for Education Partnership with DepEd to provide schools, learners, and teachers with free and enhanced visual communications and collaboration platforms.

“I think, definitely Canva falls within the rubric of essential programs and technologies for 21st-century learners,” Secretary Angara noted.

Officials of DepEd, the Australian Embassy, Austrade, and Canva Philippines discussed different areas of collaboration to bridge the digital daps in education and provide essential programs and technologies.

“President Marcos also enunciated this vision for schools as being incubators of creativity in this kind of technology,” Secretary Angara added.

Moreover, Canva Philippines Country Lead Yani Hornilla-Donato expressed optimism on the said partnership to aid the learners all over the country.

“We’re really excited to work with you to bring this to life and give Canva to the hands of every student in the future around the country,” she noted.