ANGELES CITY – Personal donations of paint and cement were delivered by Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. himself to all 57 public schools here on July 22 as his active involvement in Brigada Eskwela.
“Gaya po ng ating ipinangako, tayo po mismo ang bababa at pupunta sa mga paaralan upang maiabot ang ating nakayanan para sa programa,” the mayor said.
As early as 5 in the morning, a team was already deployed for the distribution of his personal donations, using 16 public utility vehicles and four trucks.
Each school received 40 liters of paint, paint rollers and 10 bags of cement, which will be used in their cleanup and restoration activities for the upcoming school year.
Among the teams formed for the distribution were Lazatin’s chief adviser IC Calaguas and Angeles City Economic Development Investment Promotions Office head Irish Llego; Executive Assistant IV Reina Manuel and gender and development officer Mina Cabiles; Angeles City Tourism OIC Anneleen Antonio-Sugui and Angeles City Tourism auxiliary head Michael Lising; Jane Calimquim, Von Ryan Sugui, Anne Salonga, and Sharmaine Gonzales.
For Lazatin, this has been his personal advocacy and tradition yearly, extending a helping hand to the public schools for their Brigada Eskwela and upcoming school year.
It was in 2013 when he entered public service as city councilor that he started participating in the nationwide Brigada Eskwela.
As mayor, Lazatin has ensured that pushing for quality education will always be top of his priority programs.
It could be remembered that in 2023, more than 100,000 sets of school gear and supplies were prepared by the city government to cover all students from 55 public schools—kindergarten to Grade 12, and 72 child development centers. Angeles CIO
