THE Department of Education (DepEd) has lauded Adrian Cobardo, a teacher at Barretto National High School in Olongapo City, for his “Bangkarunungan” project.
“Bangkarunungan” is a mobile boat library that aims to help children learn how to read and to instill in them the relevance of education, the department stated on its website.
Cobardo uses a boat to carry the reading materials from Olongapo City to hard-to-reach coastal areas in Subic, Zambales.
To date, DepEd said Cobardo and 80 volunteers are teaching around 300 children from four communities residing in the coastal areas.
Cobardo was also recognized for helping CJ Deinla, a seven-year-old glaucoma patient, learn how to read.
Cobardo taught him to read twice a week. As a result, Deinla was able to learn how to read in less than a month.
“Bangkarunungan” was established upon the declaration of the National Reading Month of DepEd last November 2011.
“Ito po ang simbolo na ipagpapatuloy po natin ang pagpapalaganap ng edukasyon saan mang sulok, saan mang isla ng kapuluang ito (This serves as a symbol for our struggle to spread knowledge to all parts of this archipelago),” Cobardo said.