Fil-Chi Chamber of Commerce turns-over 22 school buildings to Eastern Visayas

By Philippine Information Agency (PIA 8)
July 20, 2006

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte  –  Twenty-two school buildings in various areas of Region 8 donated by members of the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be turned over and inaugurated in August of this year, as a continuing answer to the call of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for national teamwork and partnership.

This was learned from Mr. Henry Yaokasin, the President of the Tacloban City Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He said that the turn over and inauguration will be made in the presence of the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry officers and members, Tacloban Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry officers, the local government officials, the school administrators and the students of the respective schools.

Mr. Yaokasin said that on August 3, the officers and members of the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry will turn over the first batch of school buildings consisting of 10 units, in the Leyte area.

In the morning of August 3, the school building at Leyte National High School donated by Doña Encarnacion Cabilangan, the school building at Palanog Community School donated by Phil. Soong Ching Ling Foundation and the school building at Cabalawan Elementary School donated by Mr. And Mrs. Vicente Sitosta will be inaugurated.

The afternoon of August 3 will witness the turn-over and inauguration of the school building at San Jose Elementary School in Dulag, Leyte donated by Mr. And Mrs. Roberto Tan, the school building at Leyte State University in Tolosa, Leyte which was donated by Phil. Soong Ching Ling Foundation and the school building at the Tolosa National High School donated by Mr. And Mrs William Gosiaco.

On August 4, another four units of school buildings will be turned over and inaugurated at Jaro Central School which was donated by Mr. And Mrs. Jacinto Ty, at Carigara School of Fisheries donated by T.L.A. Corporation with Mr. Peter Ty as president, Alangalang Elementary School donated by Mr. And Mrs., Henry G. Yang and Alangalang National High School donated by Doña Encarnacion Cabilangan.

The second batch of school buildings which will be turned over and inaugurated on August 10 and 11, are those which are at the Northern Samar area, Lavezarez Agro Industrial High School donated by Mr. and Mrs. Domingo Yap, Rawis National High School and La Perla Elementary School in Lao-ang both donated by Linton Incorporated through Mr. and Mrs. Lim Ka Thong, Ternate Elementary School in San Vicente  donated by Plastmann Industrial, and  Cabacungan Elementary School in Allen donated by Zest-O Corporation.

Mr. Yaokasin said that the third batch will be the school buildings in the provinces of Leyte and Southern Leyte which will be turned over and inaugurated on August 17 and 18.

On August 17, the turn-over will be at Pastor Salazar High School in Tabango, Leyte donated by Avesco Marketing Corporation, San Isidro College in San Isidro, Leyte donated by Avesco Marketing Corporation.

On August 18, the Federation will turn over 5 units of school building in Sourthern Leyte: Lib-og Elementary School in Maasin City donated by Mr. And Mrs. Hao Ping Hong; Lonoy Elementary School donated by Mr. And Mrs. Johnny Cobakiat, Maasin Central School and Sogod National High School both donated by Mr. And Mrs. William Castro; and San Juan National High School donated by Mr. And Mrs. Benito Cu Uy Gan.

This is not the first time that the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry has donated school buildings in Region 8. It has been doing this for years already.