OPTIMISTIC. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Z. Duterte delivers her speech at the kickoff program of the National Brigada Eskwela at the Imus Pilot Elementary School in Cavite on Monday (Aug. 1, 2022). Duterte expressed optimism the education sector will overcome challenges brought about by the pandemic and various natural calamities that hit the country. (Screengrab from Facebook live stream) MANILA - Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Z. Duterte has expressed optimism the education sector will continue to overcome various challenges. Duterte made this remark as she led the opening of the Brigada Eskwela at Imus Pilot Elementary School in Cavite on Monday after a two-year hiatus due to Covid-19 pandemic. In her speech, Duterte said the Department of Education (DepEd) seems to be in a quicksand, dealing with the impacts of the Covid-19 and various natural calamities that hit the country since last year. "We continue to face the threats of the Covid 19 pandemic
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“Nurturing learners is one of our priorities to help them study efficiently,” Education Secretary Leonor Briones said. “We want to give our thanks to our partners for the implementation of the school-based feeding program despite the pandemic because we know that learners still need the food and milk packs,” she added.
During the Central Office’s visit to the Schools Division of Rizal and Antipolo City, DepEd-Bureau of Learner Support Service (BLSS) OIC Director Lope Santos III explained how schools and local food producers coordinate to provide food commodities to the learners under the SBFP.
Santos explained that small and medium enterprises that supply nutritious food products to students were certified and accredited Department of Science and Technology – Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI).