Department of Education Sec. Jesli Lapus enjoins campaigns against poverty. The whole education community will hold activities that highlight the celebration of the International Day for the Eradication of Extreme Poverty on October 17-23.
The theme: “Stand United, Fight Poverty”.
Lapus ordered all public school officials to hold programs in support of Millennium Development Goals (MDG), which include the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger, the achievement of universal primary education, improvement of maternal health and combating HIV/AIDS diseases. (DEPED/PIA)
