Army launches war vs. illiteracy in Northern Mindanao

From the Philippine News Agency (Nov 29): Army launches war vs. illiteracy in Northern Mindanao
CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan De Oro City -- After joining the war against illegal drugs in Northern Mindanao, the military has entered another kind of war that they are happy to pursue.

Maj. Gen. Benjamin R. Madrigal, Jr., Army's 4th Infantry Division (4ID) commander, said that “this time it would be a war against illiteracy.”

Madrigal issued the statement as the 4ID launched on Tuesday the mobile computer laboratory here intended to serve the Out-of-School-Youth (OSY) in the marginalized tribal communities in Northern Mindanao.

Capt. Patrick Martinez, 4ID spokesman, said that the PhP 4-million computer laboratory was installed in a 40-footer fully-air conditioned container van.

The computer laboratory consisted of 21 high technology computers, gadgets, and other equipment intended for Basic Computer Literacy learning, Martinez said.

He said that the equipment and technology was intended to support the military units in delivering the most basic of educational service to far flung communities through its “Bayanihan” (Cooperation) program.

According to Martinez, the mobile computer laboratory was one of the products of the Army’s Civil-Military Operations Group of Philippine Army through the Pinoy Batang Bayani Program.

He said that the program was also launched in coordination with the Tuloy Foundation, Inc. , which started in June 2013 designed to reach the marginalized sectors, especially the OSY and indigenous communities.

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