Vice President Sara Duterte speaks during the Brigada Pagbasa Summit at St. Mary’s College in Borongan City, Eastern Samar on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022.
“Ang selebrasyong ito ay patunay ng inyong katatagan mula sa mga hamon ng kalamidad at seguridad — at ito ang nais kong paghandaan natin ,” she wrote. But the Vice President also highlighted the importance of helping one another to fight climate change. The Brigada Pagbasa is a program of the Department of Education that aims to raise the level of literacy in Filipino youth and address the learning gaps brought forth by the pandemic.