STO. TOMAS, BATANGAS—The City of Sto. Tomas, Batangas is the first local government partner of the Nick Joaquin Literary Awards (NJLA)-Local Government Unit (LGU) Advocacy for English Proficiency through Literature project.
MOA Signing of NJLA-City of Sto. Tomas Batangas English Proficiency through Literature project. Loida S. Virtudazo, Executive Vice President-General Manager, Philippines Graphic; Vice Mayor Catherine Jaurigue-Perez, City of Sto. Tomas, Batangas; Mayor Arth Jhun A. Marasigan, City of Sto. Tomas, Batangas; and Leah Caling-Bonotan, Special Projects Officer, NJLA-LGU Project
At the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement here between City of Sto. Tomas, Batangas Mayor Arth Jhun A. Marasigan and Executive Vice President-General Manager Loida S. Virtudazo, city officials said that the project will benefit Grade 9 and Grade 10 students in the city’s five public high schools.
Vice Mayor Catherine Jaurigue-Perez said that the City of Sto.Tomas, Batangas has five public high schools and 24 private high schools. “There are a total of 3,189 Grade 9 students and 3,103 Grade 10 students,” she added.Philippines Graphic Reader “This is the beginning of a long-range NJLA-LGU-public high schools project to promote English proficiency and Literature Appreciation through the . And it starts with popularizing the works of Filipino poets and writers in the hearts and minds of young readers,” she said. editor-in-chief Nick Joaquin, the NJLA is the jewel event of the , where the best short fictionists and poet of the year are feted and awarded cash prizes ranging from P15,000 to P50,000.
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