To
stress the importance of reading as the foundation of knowledge, President
Benigno S. Aquino III leads today a storytelling session with Grade V pupils of
T. Alonzo Elementary School in Project 4,
City
Araw
ng Pagbasa is an annual advocacy program that began in 2008. Every year, public
elementary schools and high schools in
City
Araling Panlipunan, Filipino, and English.
Araw ng Pagbasa was inspired by the ideals of the late Senator Benigno “Ninoy”
Aquino, who deeply believed that reading expands the mind that serves as a
key to other learning.
To promote a nationwide advocacy for reading, November
was declared the National Reading Month which culminates with the “Araw ng Pagbasa” on November 27,
Ninoy’s birthday.
Education Secretary Armin Luisto said the move is in
support of the ten-point education agenda of the Aquino Administration which
promotes the Every Child a Reader Program (ECARP).
“
enriches the mind and opens a host of other possibilities that is why we
encourage our children to start early and keep the habit as they grow older,”
Luistro added.
To highlight the Reading Month, Luistro directed all
regional, division and school level officials to lead the nationwide
synchronized reading program every first Monday of November from 9:00 to 10:00
in the morning.
“By encouraging reading among our school children
using many creative ways, we are also motivating them to learn from the
lives of eminent Filipinos who can be our role models,” explained Luistro.
