New classrooms built through soldiers-media 'bayanihan' spirit

From the Philippine News Agency (Jun 28): New classrooms built through soldiers-media 'bayanihan' spirit

Hundreds of students of the Sto. Niño National High School here expressed elation that they now have new classrooms.

They used to see the light of day literally peeking through punctured holes and dilapidated roofs. Overcrowded classrooms were also common.

But these problems would soon be a thing of the past as they witnessed on Thursday the completion of two classrooms built through private-public partnership.

Southern Luzon Command (SOLCOM) Commander Lieutenant General Caesar Ronnie Ordoyo led his troops and education stakeholders in thanking Tina Monzon-Palma, program director of the ABS-CBN Foundation “Sagip Kapamilya” for the building of classrooms.

“This is a concrete example of our 'bayanihan' trademark in action. It is imperative to work hand in hand with the different stakeholders in our country to achieve peace and development towards attaining national goals and objectives,” Ordoyo said.

Palma, through the Sagip Kapamilya program, facilitated the much-needed funding of the school buildings while SOLCOM soldiers and rural folks served as the construction manpower in the spirit of “bayanihan.”

Ordoyo also thanked his men in the joint partnership which reflects the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) mission to serve the country and people not only during security operations but also in community development.

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