PLDT Turns Over 2 Clasrooms in Pili, Camarines Sur

Last November 12, PLDT, with its Community Relations Head Ms Evelyn del Rosario, turned over 2 classrooms in Pili West Central School, Camarines Sur.

 Established in 1903, Pili West Central School was the first elementary school in the municipality. The school is composed of 38 regular-permanent teaching personnel serving 1,661 students not only from Barangay San Antonio but also from neighbouring barangays.

The number of classrooms has become inadequate to service the students’ needs and the growing number of enrolees thus PLDT saw the need to respond to this problem.

The construction of the classrooms is made possible by PLDT’s Motolite-PBSP Balik Baterya Program funds. To date, the funds generated by the company’s donated used lead-acid batteries has built and repaired at least 19 classrooms nationwide.

PLDT remains to be the biggest donor of the Program and has turned over for proper recycling almost 1,600 tons amounting to 36 million pesos.

 Present also during the turnover were Pili West Central School Principal Neria Vernejo, Department of Education Camarines Sur Schools Division Superintendent Arnulfo Balane and Hon. Mayor Alexis San Luis.

BASF Turns Over Knapsack Sprayers and Seeds to IUFA

Last October 10, BASF Philippines, Inc. gave the Inigan Upland Farmers Association (IUFA) 50 pieces of knapsack sprayers and 350 packs of seed (ampalaya, upo, pumpkin, papaya, and yardlong bean) to support their farming activities in Sitio Inigan, Brgy. San Rafael, Montalban, Rizal.

The Badische Anilin- und Soda-Fabrik or commonly known as BASF funded the project “Arm in Arm in Farm” under its Connected to Care Project.

The knapsack sprayers will be under IUFA while the packs of seed were distributed directly to the farmers.

Before the turnover, a session on crop protection and production was also conducted by the company’s technical people.

Part of the project is also a continuing technical assistance to the farmers for the next 10 months.

The IUFA is one of the three farmers’ associations provided with livelihood assistance in Wawa-Rodriguez Sub-Watershed portion of the Marikina Watershed.

MERALCO Joins Motolite-PBSP Balik Baterya Program

To celebrate Earth Day, MERALCO turned over used lead-acid batteries from its various sectors to the Program. Initial collection is at 21,554 kilos approximately valued at P484,000.

Present during the turnover were MERALCO officers led by North Distribution Services Head Mr. Gigi Aquino, One Meralco Foundation (OMF) President Jeffrey Tarayao and Oriental and Motolite Marketing Corp. CSR Officer Connie Deligero. PBSP was represented by Corporate Affairs Manager Jay Jaboneta, Luzon Regional Center Manager Kristine Rivadelo and Corporate Affairs Staff Bong Baylon.

Funds generated will be used to support the solar electrification of classrooms in remote areas nationwide.