Fil-Chinese Chamber turns over anew school buildings in Leyte villages

By Provincial Media Relations Center
February 24, 2012

TACLOBAN CITY  –  As a continuing fulfillment of its commitment to help in the national government’s thrust to provide adequate school buildings to endow students with a conducive learning atmosphere for the Filipino youth, the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc., constructed another set of school buildings in farflung barangays in Leyte.

Elementary schools in Brgy. Canap in San Miguel, Brgy. Santol in Alangalan, Brgy Sogod in Carigara, and another in Babatngon, all of Leyte province were recipients of new classroom buildings constructed by FCCCII.

FFCCCII Vice-Chairman Antonio Cosing, who led the turn over ceremony said the school building project is under “Operation Barrio Schools” a project of the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Incorporated and the Tacloban Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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 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.

Leyte Governor Carlos Jericho Petilla lauded the Filipino-Chinese community for bringing this program to the barangays which are really in need of more classrooms.

“These new classrooms will really help our local schools especially with the start of the implementation of the K+12 program next school year,” Gov. Petilla said during the simple turn-over ceremonies.

The governor said, as the national government tries to fight poverty through education and raise the quality of learning through the K+12, one big problem which the education department will encounter is the need for more classrooms.

“We are thankful that we have private groups who are prepared to give assistance to our schools,” Gov. Petilla added.