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A proposed bill in the Senate is seeking to rename the Literacy Coordinating Council (LCC) to the National Literacy Council and strengthen its powers and functions. Senate Bill 2510, introduced by Sen. Lito Lapid, also aims to expand the LCC, its membership structure and supporting mechanisms, and...

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged local government units (LGUs) to pursue zero illiteracy among their constituents. Gatchalian has been pushing for the National Literacy Council Act or Senate Bill No. 473 which seeks to assign Literacy School Boards (LSBs) as de facto local literacy councils....

The Literacy Coordinating Council (LCC) called on the Department of Education (DepEd) and other government and non-government partners to utilize and contribute to the National Literacy Information System (NLIS). KEITH BACONGCO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN The NLIS is a newly developed database...