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DepEd formally receives donation from BOC
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The donations were formally turned over to DepEd by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in a ceremony held in South Harbor, Port Area, Manila.
Attending virtually, Education Secretary Leonor Briones thanked the BOC for its “continued support” to DepEd’s programs for the Filipino youth.
Briones said that the donations will be a “great help” – especially the school supplies including backpacks, shoes, and books – to students belonging to Last Mile Schools.
Last Mile schools are those located in geographically isolated and disadvantaged and conflict-affected areas (GIDCA) without resources and facilities.
As defined by DepEd, Last Mile schools are “those with less than four classrooms, usually makeshift and nonstandard ones; no electricity; no funds for repairs or new construction projects in the last four years; and a travel distance of more than one hour away from the center, accessible onl