Albee Benitez opens Cyber Library in Silay City
BACOLOD CITY -- Silay City has a new Cyber Library courtesy of the Betty Benitez Bantug (BBB) Foundation.
Mr. Albee Benitez, President of BBB, led the inauguration of the Cyber Library in the said city last Saturday.
The opening of the Cyber Library was graced by Silay City Mayor Jose "Oti" Montelibano, Vice Mayor Mark Golez and members of the Sangguniang Panglungsod of Silay.
Mayor Montelibano told the students who are present during the inauguration that, "the Internet is the fastest and easiest way to do your homework and research. The volume of information is outstanding. It allows flexibility in the time spent for research as three Encyclopedias and Dictionary are available on the web. It is a great leveler because what is being read and accessed in abroad can also be accessed here. The internet levels the playing field. It is part of my program to provide students with internet access to make them globally competitive," he said.
BBB has provided the Cyber Library with 50 units of computer, all with internet connection.
A member will only pay P20 a month for the use of the Cyber Library.
Albee Benitez said that this is the second Cyber Library by the foundation. The first one is in Victorias and became a very successful enterprise as school children have expanded their horizon with the use of the Cyber library.
"These gadgets have allowed the students to get connected to a borderless and wide range of information, in touch with the present technology. BBB is just augmenting the program of Mayor Oti Montelibano on Information Technology," he said.
He added that getting this place to the Cyber world is quite not an easy task as the infrastructure needed for it is not yet here. "So we put up our own network called the I-max equipment which is connected to Victorias. With this it is possible to connect every barangay in Silay, Victorias and EB Magalona which can be connected considering that the I-max equipment is pointed to each other."
He said this will improve government service with the use of the modern day technology.