P&G Gives Back To The Mothers of Barangay Diezmo, Cabuyao, Laguna

Pampers is the P&G's biggest brand with almost nine-billion US dollar brand and until now it continues to develop and give the best quality product for babies worldwide. With a purpose of Touching Lives, Improving Life the company really help and guide mothers worldwide. Evidently the diapers that they produce as well as the updates and health education for mothers throughout the world. In the Philippines, P&G manufacturing plant marked a new milestone as it inaugurated the newest Pampers facility line at Cabuyao, Laguna. This is to serve more mothers not only from the Philippines but from other ASEAN markets as well. 

Last week, 17th of May, In celebration with the inauguration P&G headed by Cabuyao Plant Manager Fanny Wu, extended their helping hand to the mothers of Barangay Diezmo a barangay in the immediate vicinity of the Cabuyao Plant, with cooperation of their Brgy. Captain Alfredo Malabanan.They invited mothers from the barangay who have newborns or very young children and they attentively listened to the expert Mother & Child Nurses Association of the Philippines (MCNAP) Nurse Rosa De Las Alas. Both imparted tips on baby care to mothers particularly the importance of proper sleeping habits of their children. They are all surprise and amazed when P&G announces that a support and supply of Pampers for two years will be rendered into them.

After the short program, we proceed to the P&G Cabuyao Plant for a short plant tour which made me wish to work at the plant because they even have a gym and a recreation area at their big canteen and the fact that the plant is so clean, hi-tech and updated, we also visited the P&G 75^th Anniversary museum which comprised of 75 memorabilia and products through the years, and a short program at their auditorium with the company’s global group president for baby care, Mr. Martin Riant which came fresh from the airport to attend the said momentous event.

Rest assure that P&G will bring so much joy and confident in every Filipino especially the mothers as they learn and experience the quality products that P&G is producing particularly Pampers with its new line of facility as they continually help the less fortunate to celebrate the joys of Motherhood.

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All Are Set For 2012 Brigada Eskwela

From government to private sectors, all are set and will join the 2012 Brigada Eskwela, the annual national schools maintenance week spearheaded by the Department of Education which kicks off on Monday, May 21, in Justo Lukban Elementary School in Manila. Participated by community to do the repairs, maintenance and clean up of public schools prior to the opening of classes. This year’s Brigada is slated from May 21 to 26.

Department of Education Secretary Br. Armin A. Luistro said Brigada Eskwela aims to make the school ready for the students and teachers when classes open in June. “Equally important, it hopes to revive the “bayanihan” spirit among Filipinos by engaging the participation of education stakeholders in the community. “The benefits of education redounds to many sectors of society, this is why we encourage everyone to pitch in,” explained Luistro. From soliciting cleaning and repair materials as well as community volunteers Brigada Eskwela mainly move by them and not by cash donations which is more helpful and meaningful.

Among the government and private organizations which signified their participation to the Brigada are the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Amspec, US Aid for International Development (USAID), Chamber of Mines, ABS-CBN E-Media, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Globe Telecom, Kabisig ng Kalahi, Petron Corp., Philam Life, Philippine Business for Social Progress and the Philippine National Bank, among others.

With this year’s focus on school sanitation and on improving the schools of indigenous communities, Brigada Eskwela will be a sure go on May 21-26. “School hygiene should not be overlooked as well as the schools catering to IPs,” Luistro explained.Based on DepEd Memo No. 56 series of 2012, the DepEd-wide activity will start with a motorcade from the Central Office in Pasig at 6:00 in the morning en route to the Justo Lukban Elementary School where the clean-up drive will officially kick-off with Sec. Luistro

This is a nationwide event that simultaneously observed during the said week. Other DepEd officials will also join the caravan in other areas nationwide. Undersecretary Albert Muyot will be in Alfonso Lista Elementary School in Ifugao while Usec. Yolanda Quijano will visit Ligao Central School in Ligao City, Albay.Usec. Francisco Varela will be in Balagtas Central School in Bulacan and Assistant Secretary Reynaldo Laguda will join the activities in Magsaysay Elementary School in Samar.

Further, Asec. Armando Ruiz will be part of the maintenance efforts in Kalibo Integrated School in Aklan while Asec. Elena Ruiz will visit a school in the City of Naga.To date, it has generated an equivalent amount of over P2.02 billion from donations in kind and man-hours spent in school repairs which would have otherwise been taken from the maintenance and other operating expenses (MOOE) of public schools. Brigada enjoys full participation of all public elementary and secondary schools nationwide.

2012 Brigada Eskwela Focuses on School Hygiene and Indigenous Communities

Brigada Eskwela is an annual event that keep and maintains school facilities and equipment, this happens yearly two weeks before the school opening. Last year, I myself witness and participated the said event that was happened at Bago Bantay Elementary School (story HERE) and it was successful and fulfiling to be part of this. 

For this year's Brigada Eskwela school sanitation and improving the schools of indigenous communities is the focus. Spearheaded by the Department of Education, Brigada Eskwela or National Schools Maintenance Week is the improvement of toilets and wash facilities -- to give emphasis on the importance of school sanitation and hygiene. Education Secretary Br. Armin A. Luistro FSC said when schools promote hygiene, they also help develop learners who are conscious of their own health and personal well being. “Our thrust in this year’s Brigada Eskwela is on school sanitation because it is also where personal hygiene is reinforced among our students which can, in turn, help develop their self-esteem as well as to help improve the schools of indigenous communities", Luistro added.

All are in involve and will be participating Brigada Eskwela such as parents, teachers, students, civic and business groups, local government units, non-government units and other community residents to repair and sprucing of schools two weeks before the opening of classes in June, particularly May 21-26. The bayanihan spirit which the Brigada helps rekindle also encourages all sectors to be stakeholders in education. The annual school maintenance program enjoins education stakeholders to contribute their time, effort and resources for the repair work. The goal is to ensure that the public schools are ready to receive students when school opens.

DepEd Memo No. 56 series of 2012, the DepEd-wide activity will start with a motorcade from the Central Office in Pasig at 6:00 in the morning en route to the public school where the clean-up drive will officially lick-off. Brigada Eskwela enjoins participants to donate construction and cleaning materials or serve as volunteers. It does not accept cash donations on the other hand it generated an equivalent amount of over P2 billion from donations in kind and manhours spent in school repairs which would have otherwise been taken from the maintenance and other operating expenses (MOOE) of public schools.