Pagadian Montessori studes donate goods for typhoon Yolanda survivors

By Gideon C. Corgue

PAGADIAN CITY – Our schoolchildren are showing their heartfelt sympathy and compassion to the survivors of supertyphoon “Yolanda” by donating packed food supplies, Pagadian Montessori Center director Claribelle Maquilava told the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) in an interview yesterday.

Maquilava disclosed that a total of 10 sacks of rice and another 10 sacks of food supplies were turnedover to Maj. Ibni Saddama, the officer in charge of the Civil Military Office of the 1^st Infantry Tabak Division based in Pulacan, Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur.

The packed food supplies contained two kilos of rice, canned goods, and noodles.

Maquilava said after typhoon Yolanda had stricken the Visayas, the students suggested to her to donate relief goods for the typhoon survivors to alleviate their suffering, as this has been a common practice of our students to offer help to the victims of any disaster like what they did to the flood victims in Davao provinces last year and the recent Zamboanga siege.

The school director recalled that the school had started community service in 2007 when a fire struck Barangay Santiago that left many residents homeless and nothing to eat.

While the school was only asking the schoolchildren to bring a pack of food supply, some had brought more.

Grade 3 pupil Edison Inocencio brought to the school a sack of packed food supplies. When asked why he brought more than what was asked, he answered: I pity the typhoon victims when I saw them on TV crying and begging for food, their houses destroyed, no water, no medicines, etc.

“With the little help that we gave, we hope it will make them smile,” Inocencio curtly said.  (PIA9)