Federation of Fil-Chi Chamber of Commerce turns-over 6 school buildings in Northern Samar

By Philippine Information Agency (PIA 8)
March 13, 2008

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte  –  As a continuing fulfillment of its commitment to help in the national government’s thrust to provide adequate school buildings to provide a conducive learning atmosphere for the Filipino youth, the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc., will turn-over and inaugurate six school buildings in Laoang, Northern Samar on March 13 and 14, 2008.

Mr. Henry Yaokasin, president of the Tacloban Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that the donors and officers of the Federation from Manila will arrive at the Catarman Airport on March 13 at 7:00 o’clock in the morning.

The group will immediately travel to Laoang where the first stop will be at the University of Eastern Philippines Laoang Campus in order to inaugurate and turn-over a school building donated by Mr. And Mrs. Chua Beng Theng of Polymaster Industrial Corporation.

From there, the group will proceed at the Liceo de Bethlehem which was also donated by Mr. And Mrs. Chua Beng Theng of Polymaster Industrial Corporation.

The third school building which will be inaugurated is at theTalisay Elementary School, donated by Mr. And Mrs. Benito Cu Uy Gam of the Republic Hardware.

At Barangay Vigo, the group will turn-over a school building at Vigo Elementary School, which is also donated by Mr. And Mrs. Benito Cu Uy Gam of the Republic Hardware.

On March 14, the group will travel to Barangay Catigbian to inaugurate and turn-over a school building at the Catigbian Elementary School, donated by Linton Incorporated.

In the afternoon, another school building will be turned over at the Cabolaloan Elementary School at Barangay Cabolaloan. This school building was also donated by Linton Incorporated.

For the past five decades, the Federation has always been an advocate for corporate social responsibility. One of its major programs is the Operation: Barrio Schools, which involves the donation of two classroom buildings in areas where classrooms are needed. As the Federation's flagship project, Operation: Barrio Schools is the longest running and biggest private-sector-led development program focused on educational infrastructure.