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PBBM, DSWD cite students' role in 'Tara, Basa!' drive benefiting 345K
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian led the National Culminating Activity of the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program (TBTP).
The program aims to enhance reading skills among learners and provide financial aid through college students and other learned Filipinos on a cash-for-work basis.
Since its launch in 2023, the program has reached over 345,000 beneficiaries, including children who have improved their reading skills and parents gaining confidence.
Marcos emphasized the program's dual purpose of addressing educational challenges and generating income for students and their families.
Secretary Gatchalian highlighted the critical involvement of youth as partners in the advocacy against illiteracy.
He also noted that the program's success is measured not just by numbers, but by the transformations in the lives of participants.
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