Pasig City, Philippines – As part of their continued effort to support the Literacy Coordinating Council’s (LCC) mandate to boost literacy efforts across the country, the Department of Education (DepEd), under the leadership of Secretary Sonny Angara, and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), headed by Secretary Juanito Victor C. Remulla, officially signed Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1, Series of 2024, titled “Creation, Reconstitution, and Strengthening of Local Literacy Councils at the City and Municipal Levels”.

The JMC, which took effect on February 27, 2025, provides key guidelines and procedures in creating, reconstituting, and strengthening Local Literacy Councils (LLCs) at the city and municipal levels. It also enumerates the roles and responsibilities of DILG and DepEd in the establishment of LLCs, and outlines the LLCs’ powers and functions.

All local government units (LGUs) nationwide are enjoined to establish or strengthen their own LLC in line with the guidelines set forth in the JMC.