21/09/2026
๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐ช๐ฆ | ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ก๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐ง๐ข ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐
๐๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ก๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐
๐ฝ๐ฎ ๐พ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐, ๐
๐ง. ๐. ๐ฝ๐ช๐๐ค๐
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๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ-๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ, ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ง, ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐, ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ (๐๐๐๐) ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ & ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ: ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ ๐๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ก ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง.
CPSCโs entry, Project LETRA (Lifting Education Through Reading Activities), brought a community-driven response to the challenge of struggling readers to a regional platform that showcased student-led innovation, community initiatives, and solutions to pressing social concerns.
Representing CPSC were Cendie, Jr. G. Bucog and Grace C. Saballa, with Ms. Juvy M. Agbayani and Ms. Ma. Melina A. Rodriguez served as coach.
The third-place finish highlighted how a literacy initiative rooted in a local community had developed into a project capable of reaching and competing on the regional stage.
๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐ง๐ข ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ก๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ ๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง
Project LETRA was developed to respond to the needs of struggling readers by providing structured and interactive reading activities designed to strengthen literacy skills and build learnersโ confidence.
In Mambajao, the initiative brought together local government, schools, youth leaders, student volunteers, teachers, parents, and other community stakeholders around a shared goal of helping young learners improve their reading abilities and regain confidence in learning.
The Local Government Unit of Mambajao, the Sangguniang Kabataan Municipal Federation (SKMF), and CPSC formed part of the partnership that helped transform the initiative from a community-based idea into sustained action.
The projectโs community foundation had also gained recognition for its literacy efforts. The Philippine Information Agency reported in May 2026 that Project LETRA in Mambajao used guided reading sessions, phonics instruction, peer reading, and interactive literacy games to address studentsโ reading challenges while involving teachers, parents, administrators, and volunteers in strengthening reading skills and habits.
๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ
Beyond literacy intervention, Project LETRA demonstrated the role of young people in responding to community concerns.
Through CPSC student leaders and volunteers, the project connected higher education with communities beyond the campus and positioned young people not only as beneficiaries of education but also as active contributors to addressing educational challenges.
For Bucog, the regional recognition marked another step in the projectโs continuing development and opened opportunities for stronger collaboration with the Municipality of Mambajao.
The CPSC team expressed its intention to further strengthen the implementation of Project LETRA in the community through continued partnership and collaboration.
๐ฆ๐จ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฅ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก
The achievement was also made possible through the support of community partners who continued to stand behind the project.
The CPSC team recognized Mayor Yรฑigo Jesus D. Romualdo, Hon. Lander Jun O. Cutab, Mr. Earlindo S. Gamao, SK Official Hon. Reychille A. Abian, and Hon. Mercely M. Valdehueza for their support, encouragement, and commitment to strengthening Project LETRA in the community.
The Philippine Information Agency also reported that the Municipality of Mambajao supported Project LETRA as part of its literacy and youth-development efforts, emphasizing collaboration among local government, schools, volunteers, and families.
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For CPSC, the third-place finish represented more than a competition result.
It brought a community concern from Camiguin into a wider regional conversation on literacy, student innovation, youth leadership, and community development.
The recognition demonstrated how a local initiative could move from identifying a community problem, mobilizing stakeholders, implementing an intervention, and eventually bringing its experience to a regional platform.
Most importantly, Project LETRA remained centered on the learners it was created to serve.
The project carried a message that struggling readers should not be defined by what they could not yet do, but supported toward what they could become.
From Mambajao to the regional stage, Project LETRA carried not merely a pitch, but the stories of learners, volunteers, educators, parents, youth leaders, and community partners who believed that literacy could open doors.
For CPSC, the regional recognition marked not the end of the journey, but another milestone in its continuing mission to transform community action into lasting opportunities for learners.
๐๐๐๐๐๐ | Ed Oliver M. Payot
๐๐๐๐๐๐ | Grace C. Saballa
๐๐๐๐๐๐ | Cendie, Jr. G. Bucog