DEPED AIMS TO PROMOTE READING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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By Therese Romaine Nalangan Rustia
IV-Michael Faraday


Also called as library hubs, the book distribution centers were built by the Department of Education (Deped) to provide reading materials to 43,000 public schools.

According to officials, 35 out of the 105 library hubs were funded and supported by local government executives.

Taken from the savings of the department, PhP170 million worth of storybooks were purchased to be distributed to the different centers.

Aside from that, Php50 million was also spent for the renovation of some buildings to serve as libraries.

Functioning as a “warehouse and wholesale distribution center”, the hubs are exclusively for public elementary and high schools.

For easy circulation, the supplementary reading materials were sorted according to the subject area and placed in plastic bins.

Education Secretary Jesli ____ Lapus said that the Department of Education is determined to promote reading among public high school students and that through their project; they have distribution points that would guarantee access to the books.