20/05/2025
🧒🏽 A child who loves reading is a child with a head start in life.
But what happens when that love never gets the chance to grow?
📖 Some kids can’t afford books.
🏠 Others don’t have a quiet place to read.
🍽️ And many go to bed hungry — reading is the last thing on their minds.
It’s no surprise that over 90% of Filipino children struggle with basic reading skills.
ICYMI: Librarian Gillian Reyes from the National Book Development Board - Philippines breaks down what’s really holding kids back — and how something as simple as reading for fun could be part of the solution.
🎧 Listen to “Inside the Literacy Gap: Why Fewer Filipinos Are Reading for Fun” → tinyurl.com/4dfsszpu