The Department of Education, through its External Partnerships Service, recognized the exemplary assistance given by more than 130 partners to learners and teachers this school year.

DepEd awarded plaques of appreciation to 139 partner organizations for their continued support to basic education especially in the implementation of the Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan.

“We are very grateful for your continued support for never abandoning us, in fact, a number of you increased your level of support at this very difficult time. For we are threatened not only with Covid19 pandemic but also with the threat of further exacerbating or worsening the challenges that we face in education,” Education Secretary Leonor Briones said during the virtual partners’ appreciation program held May 14, 2021.

“We thank you for your continued support and your listening ear. Your continued support, your love, your sympathy, has been a source of inspiration to us as we strive to continue, strive to respond to the call of the constitution for quality education for all learners,” she added.

The DepEd Partnership Database System showed that P21,891,547,312.20 was received by different schools nationwide as of December 2020.

Of this amount, P7,134,704,779.00 was from Brigada Eskwela activities, which highlighted partnership initiatives that complement the department’s efforts to ensure that quality education will continue despite the challenges brought by Covid19 pandemic.

Undersecretary for Legislative Affairs, External Partnerships, and Project Management Service Tonisito M.C. Umali emphasized the importance of partnerships in education amidst the health crisis.

“Dahil po sa inyong lahat, ang ating pangarap na ihanda ang magandang kinabukasan para sa ating mga anak para sa kanilang kinabukasan ay tunay na matutupad at mangyayari,” Umali said.