1st Cavalry Squadron joins Brigada Eskwela 2015

By Gideon C. Corgue

LABANGAN, Zamboanga del Sur – The 1^st 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.”

1^st 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 1^st 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.)