DPWH supports DepED’s “Brigada Eskwela”

 

DPWH Maintenance crews from Lanao del Norte 2nd District Engineering Office mow the lawn of Miguel Obach Memorial School at Brgy. Ubaldo Laya, Iligan City

ILIGAN CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) through its Lanao del Norte 2nd District Engineering Office continued its commitment to extend assistance to the Department of Education’s (DepED) year-round “Brigada Eskwela” activity.

Mr. Bong Labial, Information officer of the DPWH 2nd Engineering office, Lanao del Norte said, there were Four local schools in this city recently benefitted from the grass-cutting activity conducted by the DPWH maintenance personnel from their office for a weeklong work ended June 4 last week.

Among the schools worked by the maintenance teams include Miguel Obach Memorial School of Barangay Ubaldo Laya, Pugaan Elementary School of Barangay Pugaan, Esperidion F. Encabo Memorial High School also of Barangay Pugaan, and Dona Juana A. Lluch Memorial Central School of Pala-o, all of Iligan City.

The Brigada Eskwela is a National Schools Maintenance Week, aims to bring together all education stakeholders to help prepare public school facilities be ready for the opening of classes, as the case may be.

The DepEd district office of Iligan City headed by DepEd Superintendent Roy Angelo E. Gazo expressed their utmost appreciation of the maintenance works initiated by the DPWH 2nd Engineering district office of Lanao del Norte headed by District Engineer Alykhan Ali. “Despite the challenges of he COVID-19 pandemic, we should continue to ensure that our children’s future is promising and safe”, District Engineer Alykhan Ali stressed.

In a phone interview with "Brigada Eskwela" program coordinator Ms. Erlinda Basmayor, DepEd Senior educator program specialist said that the DPWH 2nd Engineering district office of Lanao del Norte, as one of the stakeholders, showed their support to the spirit of Bayanihan system under the Brigada Eskwela with other stakeholders such as private institutions and individuals, government agencies, local government units, and other organizations contribution to DepED’s campaign of providing Filipino children access to quality basic education. Basmayor said traditionally the Brigada Eskwela will kicki-off one week before the start of classes but later on it became a whole year-round activity.

She said there is no definite resumption of face-to-face learning in school pending the order of DepEd Secretary Leonor M. Briones, due to the unstable situation of the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the country. Basmayor added, distance learning education will still prevail despite the many challenges encountered but managed and overcame the situation. "The DepEd community always adhere and strictly observed the standard health protocols for the protection of everybody.” Basmayor pointed out.

Labial said, Last year, there were four local schools received hygiene packs from the DPWH 2nd Engineering office, Lanao del Norte in support to the annual Brigada Eskwela activity. Each hygiene pack includes face shields, face masks and 4 gallons of ethyl alcohol. (VNL/DPWH-PIO; with reports and edited by Jun Enriquez, Jong Cadion)