To help universalize literacy in the country, the Department of Education and the Department of the Interior and Local Government issued a Joint Memorandum Circular enjoining all LGUs to establish, reconstitute, and strengthen local literacy councils in their respective cities and municipalities. (JMC No. 1, s. 2024) The LCC Localization program aims to strengthen support structures for literacy at the local level. Local LCCs shall ensure that functional literacy and lifelong learning interventions and opportunities are available to all constituents. Click here to download the Manual for LGUs.

More information about the LCC, its programs and projects, as well as other related data and information on literacy may be accessed through the Council’s National Literacy Information System or the NLIS. You may also visit the Chairperson’s Corner and the LCC Events page.