SENATOR Sherwin Gatchalian filed a measure that seeks to eradicate illiteracy nationwide.

Senate Bill 473 or the proposed National Literacy Council Act aims to strengthen the Literacy Coordinating Council, which serves as the lead inter-agency coordinating and advisory body on the formulation and implementation of measures to accelerate the universalization of literacy.

The LCC will formulate a three-year roadmap incorporating strategies on how to achieve zero illiteracy, supported by relevant measurable targets and indicators and data-based interventions.

“Ang pagsugpo sa illiteracy sa ating bansa ang isa sa mga pinakamahalagang hakbang upang matiyak na walang kababayan natin ang mapagkakaitan ng magandang kinabukasan,” the chairman of the Committee on Basic Education said.

“Upang maabot natin lahat ng ating mga kababayan, bibigyan natin ng mahalagang papel ang ating mga lokal na pamahalaan para sa epektibong pagpapatupad ng mga programa para sa literacy,” he added.

Local School Boards will be mandated to implement community literacy mapping activities through a community-based monitoring system consistent with RA 11315 or the Community-Based Monitoring System Act.