'We think we can put up at least five to six WiMax nodes since Taguig is not that big,' said Tinga.

Meanwhile, Tinga stressed that the effort to transform the city intro a big wireless hotspot was derived from their recent effort to equip the students and faculty members of Taguig Science High School with greater information through technology.

The city is currently under negotiations with Apple Computers to provide the notebook computers to be used by the students and faculty.

'The city wants to come up with a wireless system which school children can log on to and they can study online from there. They can go to school only thrice a week and free up more facilities and space in order to accommodate more students,' explained Tinga. 'It may seem hypothetical but I know that it can be implemented.'

The project is expected to benefit around 90,000 elementary and high school students plus some 20,000 play-school students.