Usec. San Antonio Commends the Council Members and the LCC Secretariat on their Accomplishments for FY 2020

The Literacy Coordinating Council (LCC) conducted its 2020 Year-End Assessment and Planning Workshop on November 3-6, 2020 via Google Meet. The four-day virtual workshop focused on, among others, the updating of the 2020 LCC Roadmap and Strategic Plan, as well as the review and assessment of the Council member agencies’ performance vis-à-vis their 2020 Key Performance Indicators (KPI) targets.    

LCC Chairperson Diosdado M. San Antonio, DepEd Undersecretary for Curriculum and Instruction, during the event’s opening ceremony mentioned that the “monitoring and assessment of the things we (Council) have done for this year is always a significant part in our effort for continuous improvement… The initiatives we have identified together were able to make us deliver what is expected of us, and we know that everything is a work in progress.”

Usec. San Antonio also emphasized that, “every Filipino should really be functionally literate and would be able to take active and informed participation in the affairs of the society… The Department of Education is mandated to nurture and transform young Filipinos into citizens who are in love with the Philippines.”

The Education Undersecretary is very grateful for the Council members for the kind of dedication, commitment and support they have been extending. He also commended the LCC Secretariat for its efficiency and reliability in facilitating the implementation of the 2020 programs, projects, and activities.

The Council member agencies, including the Department of Education (DepEd); Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG); National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA); Philippine Information Agency (PIA); Philippine Normal University (PNU); Education Network (E-Net) Philippines; Philippine Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture; and House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Culture, have updated and finalized the LCC Roadmap and Strategic Plan for the fiscal years (FY) 2021 until 2024.

Collaborative efforts will be intensified for quality improvement of inputs to come up with responses relevant to the changing times.

The main agenda of the 2020 LCC Year-End Assessment and Planning Workshop are to update the LCC Roadmap and Strategic Plan for 2021-2024 (Workshop 1), and review the Council’s 2020 Accomplishments vis-à-vis targets (Workshop 2).
LCC Chairperson Diosdado M. San Antonio, DepEd Undersecretary for Curriculum and Instruction, emphasizing the need to monitor and assess yearly activities of the Literacy Coordinating Council as a significant effort for continuous improvement.
Dr. Bert J. Tuga, President of the Philippine Normal University (PNU), clarifying their targets for the Key Result Area (KRA) Policy Formulation under the 2021-2024 LCC Roadmap.
Ms. Aurea Jean A. Abad, TWG Member, discussing the workshop mechanics on the review of the Council Member Agencies’ 2020 Performance Assessment from Quarters 1 to 4 against their KPI Targets.
Photo Opportunity (Opening Program) with the Council Members Usec. Diosdado M. San Antonio, LCC Chairperson; Dr. Bert J. Tuga, PNU President; Council Representatives; Technical Working Group (TWG); and the LCC Secretariat.

Thea Abigail G. Abines

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