Soldiers of the 79th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine
Army based in Siaton, Negros Oriental put into realization another
“Lakbay-Aral” for grade school students from a remote hinterland village that
was once seriously affected by the insurgency problem.
Sixty-seven Grades 4, 5 and 6 pupils of Banlas Elementary
School in Sitio Banlas, Barangay Milagrosa in Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental,
accompanied by seven of their teachers, four barangay officials, two PTA
officers and one lay minister were given the chance to visit various places in
Dumaguete as part of the “Lakbay-Aral”.
The activity is regularly undertaken to “widen their horizon
and help them create a positive outlook towards life by exposing them to other
people, places and events/activities outside their confined and isolated
community”, a media release from the battalion on Monday said.
During the “Lakbay-Aral”, the pupils had breakfast with
Colleen Teves, the wife of Board Member Arnie Teves, and later got the
opportunity to play at the Quezon
Park
They also had a city tour wherein they visited historical
landmarks and major institutions in Dumaguete, the capital city of Negros Oriental
Col. Allan F. Martin, 302nd Infantry (Achiever) Brigade
commander, Lt. Col. Harold Anthony Pascua, 79th Infantry (Masaligan) Battalion
commander, and the owners of Eco-Kalan joined the pupils at lunch at a
family-owned resort in Mangnao, Dumaguete
City
In the afternoon, they went to Robinson’s Place mall where
they had the chance to play electronic games and later danced with another
mascot.
Before going home, they were given souvenir bags with toys,
bible, manah packs, tooth paste, tooth brush, a pair of slippers, books and
packed meals.
The Army said it is also a project that “enlists the active
participation and collaboration of various stakeholders like local government
units, local government agencies, non-government organizations and various
people’s organizations and civil society organizations”.
Foremost of these agencies are the Department of Education,
the Oriental Negros Children’s Advocacy Network (ONCAN) and the Visayan Forum,
Incorporated which are partners of the unit under the Bayanihan Para sa
Kabataan (BPK) Program.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=740595
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