Brigada Eskwela way to sustain peace
DAVAO ORIENTAL – The Brigada Eskwela is a way to sustaining peace in communities.
The 701st Infantry Brigade (Inf. Bde.) commander Col. Rey Leonardo Guerrero is looking at the Brigada Eskwela (school brigade) in this perspective as he deployed army personnel in his command to actively take part in the week-long school maintenance activities.
“What we are doing right now is sustaining the gains of our peace and development programs,” Col. Guerrero said. “It’s part of our commitment to better serve our communities and to contribute our share of providing an environment conducive to education and learning.”
Accomplishment report of the 701st Inf. Bde. showed that the Philippine Army command based in Davao Oriental reached out to a large number of public schools during Brigada Eskwela. The nationwide project is a community activity which aims to spruce up public school classrooms before the opening of classes.
Its 67th Infantry Battalion (IB) under the command of Lt. Col. Krishnamurti A. Mortela covered the deployment of personnel carrying the task to assist parents, teachers and school administrators do the clean-up of public schools in District I at the east coast areas of Boston, Cateel, Baganga, Caraga, Manay and Tarragona.
The 28th IB under Lt. Col. Francisco F. Lorenzo Jr. handled the sending out of personnel to 2nd District areas of Banay-Banay, Lupon, San Isidro, Gov. Generoso while its brigade-based personnel focused assistance to schools in Mati City.
The three groups all started off participating the Brigada on May 20 and went on to May 23, rendering services such as classroom painting, grass cutting, renovating of fence, repairing classrooms, constructing a school building aside from cleaning classrooms and school grounds.
Based in the municipality of Baganga, the 67th IB personnel went their way to Brgy Aliwagwag, Cateel, Davao Oriental to assist the construction of a school building in the area.
They also went to Simulao Elem School, Brgy. Simulao in Boston; Caraga National High School; Jovellar Elementary School Brgy. Jovellar in Tarragona; in Caatihan Elementary and High schools; and in Pamian Elementary School. In its base town Caraga, the 67th IB extended their Brigada Eskwela services in Baculin Elementary School, Salingcomot Elementary School, Bobonao Elementary School. (RGA/JMDA/PIA 11)