Manila, March 19 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) Tara, Basa! (Let's Read) Tutoring Program (TBTP) child learners have received positive ratings based on the latest English and Filipino literacy assessment conducted by the Department of Education's (DepEd) Bureau of Education Assessment (BEA).

Based on the assessment results, TBTP National Program Director Edu Punay said 45,794 incoming Grade 2 learners from 2,295 elementary schools nationwide were fully assessed by the BEA out of the 55,932 learners of the Tara, Basa! during the program's implementation in 12 regions in 2025.

From DepEd-BEA's assessed learners, 72.39 percent or 33,149 of them reached the "Meets Expectations" level in Filipino literacy, while...