THE DEPARTMENT of Education in Central Luzon tied up with the Philippine National Police Regional Office III and International Youth Fellowship Philippines for the implementation of programs, projects and activities for the welfare and development of learners.

“Just like any other government agency, the Department of Education was bestowed with a gargantuan task, a huge and critical responsibility that is a brighter future for our young learners,” DepEd Central Luzon Regional Director May B. Eclar said.

“As stewards of their future and as second parents to them, we are not only tasked to teach them how to read and write, or how to solve complex mathematical equations, but more importantly, we are responsible to mold them into God-fearing, responsible, and patriotic citizens who will be able to contribute meaningfully to building our nation,” she added.

Eclar, PNP RO III Regional Director PBGen. Valeriano T. de Leon, and IYFP President Kyung Hyun Nam signed two Memorandums of Agreement on Friday.

Under the partnership, the PNP will provide students with knowledge on the dangers of drug abuse and will intensify information campaigns on illegal drug abuse.

The PNP aims to encourage and motivate students to actively engage in drug prevention activities, and strengthen the National Drug Education Program in schools.

“While DepEd is responsible for ensuring access, promoting equity, and improving the quality of basic education, we at the PNP will guarantee public safety and security,” De Leon said.

“We are looking forward to the shared results that will come up in this endeavor and our continuous partnership for the welfare of the young ones,” he added.

Meanwhile, the collaboration with IYFP aims to provide programs that will shape the “spiritual, intellectual, emotional growth and leadership skills of learners.”

IYFP will also conduct development programs under the Mind Education for Educators. It will train students and teachers in line with DepEd’s Core Values: Maka-Diyos, Makatao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa.

“We bring them to the world of mindset and we teach them how to have constructive mindset. With internet, gaming, people’s thinking and brain power deteriorate and they have no power of thinking reasonably. So, we thought of a way on how to change the mindset of people through our program,” IFYP President Nam said.