By Noemi B. Edaga
PAGADIAN CITY – The Literacy Coordinating
Council (LCC) is set to hold regional orientations on the revised criteria and
guidelines on the search for the Most Outstanding Literacy Program and local
government unit (LGU) nationwide.
The LCC Secretariat headed by Dr. Norma L. Salcedo is
expected to arrive in Zamboanga City on March 18 to orient the members of the
National Literacy Awards (NLA) Regional Steering Committee on the revised
criteria and guidelines for the selection of awardees.
The orientation aims to draw full support from the local
stakeholders to universalize literacy in the country by uplifting the condition
of poor learners in their communities and by their involvement in various
literacy programs and projects of Department of Education (DepED) and LCC.
It could be recalled that in 2008, the municipality of
Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte won the NLA awards as the Most Outstanding LGU among
class A municipalities in region 9.
The council hopes that this year’s orientation could inspire
stakeholders to generate more literacy champions in the region vying for the
NLA awards.