VICE President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte called on members of a non-profit organization to give priority to education and help children finish their schooling.

“Sa lahat ng mga narito ngayon, magtulungan po tayo para ma-isakatuparan ng mga kabataan ang kanilang pangarap,” Duterte said in her message at the 77th Annual Ball of the Marilao Social Circle Foundation Incorporated at the Liwasang San Miguel Arkanghel in Marilao, Bulacan on Monday.

“Magtulungan po tayo at tiyakin natin na makapag-aral sila at maitawid nila ang kanilang edukasyon,” she added.

The Vice President also called on parents to make sure their children are in school, and to protect them from criminality, drugs, insurgency and terrorism.

“Ang pangarap ng Department of Education — magkaroon tayo ng mga kabataang Pilipino na may puso para sa Pilipinas. Mga batang makabansa. At nais natin na ang Pilipinas ay isang bansang makabata,” she added.

Duterte thanked the Marilao Social Circle Foundation for continuing the tradition of unity, cooperation, charity, and faith — along with their enthusiastic support for the development of the people.

To thank the group for its initiative in helping young people from poor families get an education, Duterte donated P100,000 to the foundation in hopes that more young people can benefit from free education.