THE lamentations are long and correct: Many Filipino public schoolchildren cannot read, or read with minimum comprehension. We can gnash our teeth and wail to the heavens, or we can take steps to solve this problem.
To turn Filipino children into readers, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has launched a program called "Tara, Basa!" Launched last August 2023 and expanded this year, the program — with its welcome and inviting name — is a tutoring program that promotes literacy among the young.
