The Healthy Readers Project or Project HeaR was turned over today to Pinit Elementary School in Ligao City, Albay, Philippines. Project HeaR aimed to create a more conducive learning environment in Pinit Elementary School by building a water and sanitation facility as well as providing reading spaces and materials for children. Project HeaR water and sanitation [...]
"Payak ang pamumuhay sa aming barangay (Life is simple in our village)," recalled Biboy Gerobin, 12 years old, a primary school student in Buluang Elementary School, Camarines Sur. Biboy described life in his community as simple. Families get by and are able to eat three times a day. Kids go to school. Biboy, 12, got emotional [...]
A baseline study recently conducted in select municipalities of Bicol reveals that most Local Councils for the Protection of Children (LCPC)—especially in barangays—have low awareness on their mandates as primary duty bearers of child rights in their communities. LCPCs do not meet every quarter, have no annual work and financial plans, nor engage children’s meaningful [...]
10 January 2016--Typhoon Nina (International Name: Nock-Ten) hit Bicol, Philippines on Christmas Day in December 2016. At its peak, the storm had sustained winds of 185 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 255 kph. It affected up to 1.7 million people in Bicol Region. It wreaked havoc in 613 barangays, almost half [...]
SITUATION REPORT SUBJECT : Typhoon Nock Ten Philippines – NINA DATE : 29 December 2016 FOR : External Information FROM : Educo Philippines Source: DOST-PAGASA, P/C/MDRRMCs, DOH5, DSWD5, DILG5, PNP, AFP, DPWH, PRC Albay, BRTTH, CGDBCL, NFA5, DA5 SITUATION On 21 December 2016, 2:00 PM, the Low Pressure Area (LAP) outside the Philippine Area of [...]
SITUATION REPORT SUBJECT : Typhoon Nock Ten Philippines – NINA DATE : 28 December 2016 FOR : External Information FROM : Educo Philippines Source: Office of the Civil Defense V (Regional Disaster Management Center, Camp Gen. Simeon A. Ola, Legazpi City; Primary Data Collection Educo Philippines through the [...]
As rainy season intensifies across the country, Educo is doing an awareness campaign entitled, 'Batang Preparado, Protektado!' Part of the awareness campaign is the distribution of rainy season protective gears, umbrellas and raincoats, to its partner schools in Albay and Camarines Sur. Orientation sessions are also being given to supreme student and pupil governments in [...]
Featured Story Youth voices highlighted at #KalingaHindiKulungan Culminating Event Arman Granado was 10 years old when his mother left him to the care of his uncle in exchange for gambling money. He later found work as a household help for an employer who refused to pay him his full salary. At a young [...]
7 November 2016, Legazpi City—Educo Philippines is celebrating the National Children’s Month 2016 by supporting events and activities that are not only for children but are planned and implemented with children as well. Local government units (LGUs) in the Provinces of Albay, Camarines Sur, and Sorsogon have been Educo partners in upholding child rights for more [...]
“Ang tunay kong accomplishment ay ang mga batang natutong bumasa sa tulong ng reading program. Yun na po ang pinakamalaking deal para po sa akin na ipagpapatuloy ko hanggang akoy nasa serbisyo pa”. These are the words of teacher Charina dela Cruz Aurellano, or Ma’am Ynah, when asked of her great accomplishment in the teaching [...]
