Learning Resource Center
opens for public
Date Posted: July 27, 2006 (Thursday)

Kidapawan City - Cotabato DepEd Assistant Division Superintendent Lourdes Varias, Barangay Captains and Councilors from member-barangays of the Learning Resource Communities Network (LRC Network), CENCOM USM Kabacan faculty and staff headed by CENCOM Dean Dr. Rommel Tangonan, partner NGOs—Kapatiran Philippines, Balay Rehabilitation Center, Inc. and Immaculate Conception Parish-Integrated Rehabilitation Program, some principals and teachers of different beneficiary schools, pupils and preschoolers from the neighborhood witnessed the inauguration of the learning resource center at the MinLand office on July 20, 2006.

Mr. EJ Matela, Program Director of Mindanao Land Foundation, Inc. (MinLand) Post-Conflict Community Development (PCCD) Program, read the inspirational letters from two partners of this projects.

Move On Philippines International, Inc. shared, “the launching of the Center is but the beginning.” Further, they also “look forward to tapping into that reservoir of goodwill in a sustained rational manner so that disadvantaged communities may move their lives forward --- one student, one book, one school, at a time.”FULL MESSAGE

The Asia Foundation on the other hand ensured that they “will continue this worthwhile campaign for literacy hand in hand with Mindanao Land Foundation.”FULL MESSAGE

Lourdes Varias on her inspirational message cited that “one of the problems of our learners was their inability to read, it maybe because they lack reading materials really to look on and develop their reading abilities and habits” and that the opening of this learning resource center will help students, particularly of the nearby schools “develop more interest in reading.”

Varias also said that “the size of the learning center might be not enough for students to be coming in and out if they will be discovering that this is now open for everybody.”

Part of the activity was the turn-over of donated educational materials to New Cebu Elementary School and Saniel-Cruz National High School and the computer sets for Kibudoc Elementary School, Sagkungan Elementary School and Ilustre National High School.

Varias challenged the recipient schools “to take good care” of the educational materials and computers. In addition, she said “it would be nice if these books be placed in a strategic location” where students and community members can have an easy access.

Reverend Father Charles Allan E. Nemenzo administered the blessing of the center.(MinLand/srd/jmo)