Mayor Ruffy Biazon launched the Muntinlupa Reading Book (MRB) Club for Kids to encourage reading among children.
The mayor started the program with a reading session at the opening of the new Tunasan Children’s Park on Jan. 26.
"Reading is a basic building block for knowledge," said Biazon, adding that the MRB Club "will be helpful in achieving the goals of the 7K Agenda in educating young Muntinlupeños of the present for the future."
As a program of the Muntinlupa City government, the MRB Club organizes book reading sessions in different communities in Muntinlupa.
It aims to develop basic literacy skills such as reading, listening, comprehension, speaking, and vocabulary at an early age, as well as develop stronger familial bonds through parent-child interaction.
The program also encourages social interaction by bringing together people with a love for books, and promotes volunteerism and community-building.
The MRB Club is open to volunteer readers under the Make Your City Proud program who wish to share their passion for reading to kids of all ages and hone their interpersonal skills in the process.