By Alma L. Tingcang
IPIL,
Zamboanga Sibugay - The
Department of Education’s Brigada Eskwela 2015, also known as the National
Schools Maintenance Week started Monday, May 18 and will wind up tomorrow, May
23.
Mr.
Felix Romy A. Triambulo, OIC Asst. Schools Division Superintendent said the
week-long event gathers together parents, teachers, students, LGU officials,
stakeholders and other volunteers to clean up the school, paint classrooms for
the upcoming school year this June.
With
the theme, “Tayo Para sa Kalinisan at Kahandaan ng Ating mga Paaralan,” this
school maintenance effort engages all education stakeholders to contribute
their time, effort and resources to ensure that public school facilities are
prepared in time for the opening of classes in June.
“The
opening of the Brigada Eskwela at the Ipil Central School was attended by
Governor Wilter Yap Palma, Mayor Eldwin Alibutdan, the new commander of 102nd
“IGSOON” Brigade, Col. Andres A. Aguinaldo Jr. and other stakeholders, showing
their support to the activity,” Triambulo said gratefully.
Asked
if it is true that children whose parents who could not participate in the
Brigada Eskwela would not be enrolled in the school, Triambulo said this is a
wrong notion. They could still be enrolled since this is not a requirement, it
is a voluntary act of support on the part of stakeholders.
He
cited some cases wherein parents who are too busy at work in the government or
private sector and could not join the Brigada Eskwela often pay workers to do
the job. “But again, everything is voluntary. You are not under compulsion,” Triambulo
was quoted as saying.
Next
week, DepEd is slated to conduct Balik Eskwela so there would be no hitches
come June 1 which marks the opening of classes. The early enrolment of
schoolchildren next week will deter the influx of students as classes commence
in June.