By Leilanie G. Adriano
Staff reporter
Dingras, Ilocos Norte—Provincial officials want learners in the
province to remember that reading books is sometimes better than relying on
information from the internet.
Om October 12, 2018, the
provincial government turned over at least 8,000 books featuring various
subjects over to the 24 public elementary schools of this town.
Led by senior Sangguniang
Panlalawigan Matthew Joseph M. Manotoc, chairperson of the committee on
education, he said he hopes the distribution of more books for public schools
in the province will develop children’s love for reading and learning.
Speaking at the Dingras West
Central Elementary School, Mr. Manotoc
challenged teachers and students to maximize the use of the reading and
instructional materials.
“In the age of computers and cellphones, I
hope that the children will develop healthy and strong reading habits,” Mr. Manotoc
said citing this is just the first step for students to learn the “extra mile”.
According to Mr. Manotoc, the
distribution could have been made earlier in time for the opening of classes
but the delivery of the items was delayed.
“It’s better late than
never,” said Mr. Manotoc as he also informed them that the “Kuryente Mo, Sagot
Mo” program of the provincial government continues to shoulder the electric
utility bills of public schools in the province to help achieve universal free
education among Filipinos.
Funder under Special Education
Fund of the province, the Ilocos Norte government is distributing school
equipment like computers, laptops, books and other instructional materials to
boost the Ilocano youth’s global competitiveness.
The “Kuryente Mo, Sagot Ko”
program covers the payment of electric bills of over 300 primary schools from
the 21 towns and two cities of the province, which are receiving below PHP400,000
maintenance and other operating expenses (MOOE) annually.
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