Puerto Princesa City—Nickel Asia Corp.’s affiliates, Coral Bay Nickel Corp. and Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corp., donated P2.5 million worth of iMac desktop computer units to various schools in Palawan province.
The 21.5-inch iMac desktop computer units were turned-over to winning schools, including Palawan National School, on Monday.
CBNC community relations manager Ma. Mary Anne O. Baribar said the iMac desktop computer units were presented as grand prizes to schools that emerged as over-all champions in various academic contests during the GroundBreak 2016: Palawan Ground Zero in Puerto Princesa City in March.
Baribar said the winning schools each received five units of iMac desktop computers that could help them in setting up their own computer laboratory.
“This is one big factor that could contribute to the skills and knowledge of our students and could be part of our computer education and computer literacy program,” said Baribar.
Nickel Asia vice president for corporate communications Jose Bayani Baylon said the donation was a way of helping the government in enhancing the educational system in remote areas of Palawan.
RTNMC is primarily engaged in the exploration, mining and exporting of nickel ore and providing non-mining services. It operates a mine in Barangay Rio Tuba in Bataraza, Palawan.
CBNC operates a hydro metallurgical processing plant in the same location.