Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara show the signed memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the smooth execution of the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program until 2028.

The two executives signed the MOA in a simple ceremony on Friday (December 20) at the office of the DepEd secretary in Pasig City.

Witnessing the signing are DSWD Undersecretary for Innovations Edu Punay and for the DepEd are Undersecretary for Internal Audit Service, Head of Procuring Entity (HoPE), and Senior Personnel Oversight Peter Irving Corvera.

The Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program is the DSWD’s reformatted educational assistance. It was declared as a flagship program of the national government through Executive Order 76, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on November 22.