In celebration of the National Literacy Month this September and to prepare for November’s National Reading Month, World Vision Development Foundation in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd) launches Brigada Pagbasa, a movement that seeks to enhance the reading skills of the Filipino children.
DepEd and World Vision, together with their partners National Library of the Philippines, National Book Development Board, GCash, Rex Bookstore, and E Net Philippines, are one for children to promote literacy among Filipinos through the Brigada Pagbasa campaign.
The project, an extension of the Brigada Eskwela campaign that promotes community participation in time for school opening, will bring together experts, change-makers, policy-makers, and other stakeholders across all sectors from international and local agencies, and public and private organizations to spread reading literacy among Filipino children.
TV and radio personality Joyce Pring is the World Vision Ambassador for Brigada Pagbasa.
To make this happen, World Vision, together with DepEd, is partnering with the National Library of the Philippines, National Book Development Board, GCash, Rex Bookstore, and E Net Philippines, and has also tapped TV and radio personality Joyce Pring to be the Ambassador for Brigada Pagbasa.
In photo (from left): Mr. Rez Salazar of DepEd Division of Camarines Norte, World Vision Philippines Executive Director Mr. Rommel Fuerte, DepEd ESQ External Partnerships Service Undersecretary Tonisito M.C. Umali, and Ms. Renita Abraham Ed.D. of DepEd Division of Camarines Norte.
“Literacy, most especially amongst the children and youth, is one of the key factors that determine how well a country progresses in this rapidly changing world. We have an unfortunate reality where some Filipinos, both young and old, are still struggling with their literacy skills,” said Mr. Rommel Fuerte, Executive Director of World Vision in the Philippines.
World Vision Philippines Executive Director Mr. Rommel Fuerte (left) and DepEd ESQ External Partnerships Service Undersecretary Mr. Tonisito M.C. Umali (right) forged their partnership to enhance the reading skills of the Filipino children through the Brigada Pagbasa program.
Based on a report by the United Nations, the Philippines has the highest literacy rate at 97.95 percent among Southeast-Asian countries such as Singapore, Brunei, and Indonesia.
DepEd ESQ External Partnerships Service Undersecretary Mr. Tonisito M.C. Umali (left) and World Vision Philippines Executive Director Mr. Rommel Fuerte (right) signed their commitment to raise the literacy rate in the Philippines through the Brigada Pagbasa program.
