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 [...]
Children of all walks of life must have equal opportunity to education – this has been the battle cry of Educo Philippines for the past 11 years. We have been partnering with schools and communities in mostly far flung areas to make sure this happens in our time. One of the pressing challenges that children [...]
A simple bicycle can change lives. No matter how big or small our dreams may be, what matters is the experience of joy when you finally have it. That is how 13-year old Jesus Latagan sums up his thoughts as he receives a much-awaited bicycle from Educo Philippines. Jesus or “Boy” is a sixth grader [...]
Teaching reading is truly not just the job of teachers. In San Jose Elementary School in Pilar, Sorsogon, parents and community members help teachers in the school’s reading program to attain zero non-reader status. Among the most active volunteers in the reading program, Mr. Eliseo A. Loma, Jr. stands out. “As a kagawad (village councilor) [...]
Guinobatan in Albay has slowly but surely worked on improving the nutrition status of children in the municipality. From 26% rate of malnutrition prevalence in 2008 to 5.86% in 2016, what a great leap indeed! Overtime, Guinobatan continuously innovate programs to keep the interest of the community members. Recently, in line with the importance of [...]
Commitment, determination, time management and love. If you ask Wedona Ariola, a multi-awarded Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) of Quitago in Guinobatan, Albay, these are the vital ingredients that make volunteering for her community worth it. “But the greatest is love,” she stresses, “for how can I share my knowledge to the community members when I [...]
