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MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte will work with National Book Development Board (NBDB) to bring back the appeal of reading and writing to the Filipino youth.

Duterte wants to do this by acquiring high-quality reading materials for students.

She announced on Tuesday the partnership with NBDB after officials of Department of Education (DepEd) met with the board and various local book publishers.

They exchanged ideas on how to 鈥渞ekindle the interest of Filipino youth in reading and writing.鈥�

鈥淧angatlong meeting na po natin sa Kagawaran sa kanila,鈥� the Vice President said in a statement.

(This is our third meeting of the Department with them.)

鈥淪inabi ko na gawing regular ang ganitong diyalogo sapagkat malaki ang kontribusyon nila, lalo na sa pagbibigay ng mga kalidad na materyales sa pagbabasa kagaya ng mga aklat,鈥� she noted.

(I said dialogues like these must be regular because their contribution is significant, especially in providing quality reading materials like books.)

鈥淢ahalaga ito dahil isa sa mga prayoridad ng programa natin ay ang pagbabasa,鈥� she added.

(This important is because one of our priorities in our program is the encouragement of reading.)

NBDB is an agency under DepEd tasked to promote the book publishing industry.

DepEd and NBDB also discussed how to use modern technology so that students will receive quality education.

Duterte said the board also expressed support for the department鈥檚 鈥楳补迟补迟补驳鈥� curriculum, recognizing it as a change that will enhance learning in the country.

鈥楳补迟补迟补驳鈥� is a revised basic education curriculum under K-12 program that covers kindergarten up to Grade 10.

Under the curriculum, the lessons focus on five important skills.

These competencies are language, reading and literacy, mathematics, makabansa (national identity), and good manners and right conduct.