CARAMOAN, Camarines Sur — The Office of the Vice President’s education campaign dubbed as ‘PagbaBAGo’ has reached a remote school in the province.

Students of the newly-inaugurated Lipata Elementary School in Barangay Gogon here were the recipients of the ‘PagbaBAGo’ school kits distributed by the OVP on Saturday.

The school, which only had a classroom for Alternative Learning System (ALS), now has bigger facilities with the opening of six new classrooms.

Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte, who explained that the campaign targets schoolchildren and parents, stressed on the students’ need to understand the significance of acquiring education as their weapon to put an end to the cycle of poverty.

“Kinakausap namin ang ating mga mag-aaral, ang ating mga anak, at kinakausap namin ang mga magulang para maintindihan nila kung ano ang kailangan nilang gawin para hindi umiikot nang umiikot o bumabalik nang bumabalik ‘yung problema ng kahirapan sa pamilya nila,” Duterte told children and parents.

“Sa mga bata, ang paalala lang namin sa kanila ay kailangan mag-aral ng mabuti. Nandyan ‘yung paaralan, libre po ang ating mga public schools. Dapat po ang ating mga magulang ay pinipilit natin ang mga anak natin na pumasok sa paaralan,” she added.

Duterte also asked the parents to practice family planning to ensure that the needs of their children in their journey to succeed are met and provided.

“Doon po sa amin sa Davao City, nakikita namin na yung mga tinutulungan namin na mga pamilya, bakit pauli-ulit? Naghihirap yung nanay, tatay, naghihirap yung anak, naghihirap yung apo? Ginawan namin ng interview, kinausap namin yung mga pamilya at nakita namin na isa sa mga common, pare-pareho sa kanila ay hindi nakapagtapos ng pag-aaral yung magulang,” the Vice President added.

The ‘PagbaBAGo’ campaign of the OVP has been distributing bags with school supplies and dental kits since early this month. The bags are expected to reach more communities in the coming months. 

OVP MEDIA