By
Gideon C. Corgue
LABANGAN, Zamboanga del Sur – The 1st Cavalry (Tagapanguna) Squadron, Mechanized Infantry
Division, Philippine Army actively participated in the annual school
maintenance activity dubbed “Brigada Eskwela 2015” to help ensure that public
secondary and elementary schools will be ready for the school opening on June
1.
The “Brigada Eskwela 2015” was conducted by the Department
of Education (DepEd) on May 17-21 with the theme, “Tayo Para sa Kalinisan At Kahandaan ng ating mga Paaralan.”
1st Cavalry Squadron
commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Charlemagne Batayola Jr. said the
troopers along with education stakeholders had contributed their time and
effort in ensuring that public school facilities are ready for the
forthcoming school opening.
As volunteers, the troopers in working clothes helped in
cleaning the surroundings and classrooms of Tabak Elementary School and Upper
Pulacan Elementary School, respectively.
“In Tabak Elementary School we painted the classrooms, 250
tables and chairs , repaired furniture, dug compost pits, built perimeter wall
and cleaned up the school grounds while in Upper Pulacan Elementary School, we have
painted 200 tables and chairs and one multi-purpose hall, repaired 15
classrooms, and provided cleanliness, orderliness, and beautification in the
school grounds,” Batayola reported.
He added that the units of 1st Cavalry
Squadron in Basilan, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, and Jolo also conducted the
activity in support of DepEd’s annual Brigada Eskwela.
Batayola appealed to the school children to take care
and ensure safety of the school facilities.
“Sa mga mag-aaral
pananatilihin ninyo ang kalinisan ngg inyong paaralan at huwag kayong gumawa ng
bandalismo sa lamesa, upuan, pader at iba pa para magamit ninyo ang pasilidad
ng inyong paaralan ng matagalan,” Batayola urged.
(To the students, keep your school clean and avoid
vandalism in your table, chair, wall and etc. so that you can use the
facilities longer.)
Batayola encouraged the education stakeholders to
continue showing their untiring dedication and support to the program for the
children to attain quality education.
“Naniniwala po ako
na ang dekaledad na edukasyon ay makatamtan kung mabigyan natin na magandang
facilities ang mga mag-aaral ng kabataan,” Batayola concluded.
(I
believe that quality education can be achieved if we can provide good
facilities for our school children.)
