Barangay Dau chair Derrick Llanos Dee, Lt. Gen. Elisa Lazo, Ambassador to UN director Glennbert Lazo, IPC Gen. Galma Arcilla, MNHS Master Teacher 2 Dr. Vilma Tacbat, Brig. Gen. Emil Guiao and Engr. Erwin Garcia lead the ground breaking ceremony of four-storey 16-classroom school building in Mabalacat National High School. Photo courtesy of Deng Pangilinan
THE International Police Commission (IPC) with Katuwang Foundation through Ambassador to United Nations Gen. Glennbert Lazo broke ground for the construction of three four-storey, 16-classroom school buildings in Tarlac and Pampanga, Monday.
Lazo was joined by Maj. Gen. Elisa Lazo, IPC director general Galma Arcilla, Brig. Gen. Ramil Guiao, Engr. Erwin Garcia and Col. Orlando Sicat, IPC vice president for planning and marketing, in the capsule laying ceremony held at the Balutu Elementary School and San Antonio Elementary School in Concepcion, Tarlac, and Mabalacat National High School in Mabalacat City, Pampanga.
According to Lazo, a total of P51 million is allotted for every school building. The funding will be provided by the United Nations.
“Matagal na po tayong tumutulong sa ating mga kababayan na hindi naabutan ng tulong mula sa gobyerno. Hindi lang po tayo focused sa mga schools, pati mga ospital, tulay at iba pa na kailangan ng ating mga communities,” Lazo said.
“Nararapat po na tumulong tayo sa mga kababayan natin. Karamihan po sa mga eskwelahan natin ay binabaha o ginagawang evacuation center. Kami sa IPC and TAOC-IG ay tutulong hanggang nabubuhay kami to provide free and quality education for the next generation. Sa mga ibang lugar po na wala pang eskwelahan, maaari po kayong lumapit sa aming tanggapan at magfile ng request,” Arcilla added.
Also present in the ceremony are the members of Transnational Anti- Organized Crime-Intelligence Group.
Other school beneficiaries are San Antonio E.S., Siran E.S., and Magsaysay E.S. in Guagua; Dau High School, and Dau Senior High School in Lubao; and San Jose E.S., and San Jose High School in Floridablanca.
