Monday, May 18, 2015

Army troops participate in annual 'Brigada Ekswela' activities

From the Philippine News Agency (May 18): Army troops participate in annual 'Brigada Ekswela' activities

Instead of automatic rifles and other weapons of war, Philippine Army (PA) troopers went out to the field carrying hammers and other building materials in aid of the Department of Education's "Brigada Eskwela" which formally began on Monday.

The latter is also known as National Schools Maintenance Week.

This year's "Brigada Eskwela" has a theme of “Tayo Para Sa Kalinisan at Kahandaan ng Ating mga Paaralan.”

Lt. Col. Noel Detoyato, PA spokesperson, said 400 soldiers from the Army’s Civil Military Operations Group, Army Support Command, Headquarters and Headquarters Support Group and Army Reserve Command were deployed to 18 schools in Taguig City, Makati City, Pasig City, Muntilupa City, Pasay City, Pateros and Tondo in Manila from May 18 to 23 to help teachers and parents in cleaning schools, repair school facilities and do maintenance work like repainting.

Detoyato said that the activity is also the PA’s way of communicating with the school children as embodied in the Army’s Transformation Roadmap; an Army that is more responsive, reliable, capable and committed to its mandate of serving the people and securing the land.

"Brigada Eskwela" is a yearly joint undertaking of concerned government agencies before the official opening of classes nationwide.

In the spirit of "Bayanihan," various groups and organizations, including the Philippine Army and Philippine National Police, join hands to make this year's "Brigada Eskwela" a success and ensure that the schools are child-friendly and conducive to learning.

This is one of the civilian-initiated programs actively supported by the PA as part of its "Bayanihan" activities.

Meanwhile, PA major units down to the battalions are also directed to participate in the said activity in their respective areas of responsibility.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=762831

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