School-in-a-Bag kits are given to public schools by USAid, Smart and Philippine Business for Social Progress. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
AS part of the United States' ongoing commitment to strengthen early grade reading, the United States Agency for International Development (USAid), partnered with Smart Communications and Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), turned over 100 school-in-a-bag (SIAB) kits worth over P10.4 million ($208,000) to the Department of Education (DepEd) on May 11.