PARTNERS Baguio City school principals witness the signing of the INQskwela partnership between Baguio and the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Among the signatories (seated from left) are Baguio Schools Division Superintendent Soraya Faculo, Baguio Mayor Benjamin Magalong, Inquirer national sales manager Roy Raul Mendiola, and sales manager for classifieds Adela Mendoza. —MARK RYAN MONTES/BAGUIO CITY MAYOR’S OFFICE
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — The city government and the Inquirer Foundation on Wednesday signed their third memorandum of understanding (MOU) to continue implementing the INQskwela program for its third year, as local education officials credited the initiative as one of the contributors to significant improvements in reading proficiency among Baguio’s grade school students.
The renewed partnership extends INQskwela, a program that combines reading and media literacy to help students develop critical thinking skills and distinguish facts from disinformation. The program offers partner schools access to the InquirerPlus app—the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s digital version—so this can be used by students and teachers as a supplemental learning material.
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