Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian presents the features of Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program to Marawi City Mayor  Majul Gandamra and Taraka Mayor Odin Sumagayan on Tuesday (November 21) at the Marawi City Hall in Lanao del Sur.

The Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program is now in its pilot run in the different public elementary schools in the National Capital Region (NCR).

The tutoring program is the reformatted educational assistance of DSWD that offers a short-term work and learning opportunities to 2nd to 4th-year college students from select state universities and colleges (SUCs) as well as local government-run universities in the NCR, belonging to low-income families in exchange for providing tutoring services to struggling learners.

Joining the secretary during the meeting were Field Office 10 (Northern Mindanao) Regional Director (RD) Ramel Jamen; Assistant Regional Director for Operations (ARDO) Ronald Cui; and Assistant Regional Director for Administration (ARDA) Salmah Basher.