In its desire to
help schoolchildren to have a clean, well-maintained and comfortable classroom
during the opening of classes in June, the 1st Cavalry Squadron (Tagapanguna)
Battalion, 1st Mechanized Infantry Division conducted “Brigada Eskwela” in
Manlayag Elementary School last March 5 and 10 respectively.
Capt. Ronnie
Halangdon, civil-military operations officer said Brigada Eskwela was an
initiative of the unit designed to help teachers, parents and students in doing
minor repairs and cleanup in the school in preparation for the start of the new
school year. “This is also part of the enhanced Internal Peace and Security
Plan (IPSP) Bayanihan campaign of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP),”
Halangdon added.
Halangdon said a
squad of 1st Cavalry Squadron with its masonry and carpentry skills volunteered
to make the school ready for the coming school year.
Asked why they
implemented Brigada Eskwela early this March when it is usually held by the
volunteers two weeks before the opening classes, Halangdon replied: “We did it
in advance for we could no longer wait to see the schoolchildren attending
classes with some of their chairs and tables are dilapidated.
“Naaawa kami
sa mga bata na nag-aaral na galing pa sa kanilang malalayong bahay. Maraming
bundok pa ang kanilang lalakarin bago nila maabot ang kanilang paaralan at sa
pagpasok nila ang makikita nila ay ang mga depektibo nga lamesa, upuan at
blackboard. Gusto namin na komportable ang kanilang pag-aaral habang nasa loob
ng classroom,” Halangdon
explained.
(We pity the
schoolchildren who came all the way from faraway houses. They have to walk and
climb several mountains before reaching their school and when they enter their
classrooms, all they can see are defective tables, chairs and blackboards. We want
them to feel comfortable inside their classrooms).
“This is the
second time that we conducted Brigada Eskwela in public elementary schools. The
first, was held in Navalan Elementary School. They are our adopted schools,”
Halangdon disclosed.
Halangdon said
the team repaired the chairs, tables and blackboards, cleaning the surroundings
of the school and built a gate in the school.
Meanwhile, school
principal Jessica Casio lauded the officers and men of 1st Cavalry Squadron
(Tagapanguna) Battalion for doing the activity in her school saying that their
efforts is a manifestation of their genuine concern not only for the
schoolchildren but for the entire community as well.
“I am very
thankful for the leadership of 1st Cavalry Squadron for giving their time and
effort in realizing this activity,” Casio said.
“I thank them for
choosing our school as their pilot area of their Bayanihan activities,” Casio
said. She also revealed that these schoolchildren were the beneficiaries of the
unit’s gift-giving activity dubbed “Love Drive Program” last Feb. 14.
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