MAGALANG, Pampanga – On his very first day as representative of the 1st District, Congressman Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. hit the ground running as he personally distributed school supplies to daycare students in this town on July 1.
A total of 1,665 daycare students in Magalang will receive school supplies, including crayons, notebooks, pencil, eraser, sharpener, and writing pad, personally donated by Lazatin out of his own pocket.
Donned in his trademark red polo shirt, Lazatin was enthusiastically welcomed by daycare students in the 10 barangays he visited, namely Camias, San Francisco, San Jose, San Nicolas I and II, San Pablo, San Pedro I and II, Sta. Cruz, and San Vicente.
Just last month, Lazatin also participated in the Brigada Eskwela 2025 where he personally donated 580 sacks of cement, 116 liters of paint, and 232 paint brushes each to 58 public schools in Mabalacat City and 58 public schools in Magalang Town.
Participating in the annual Brigada Eskwela has been a tradition of Lazatin since he first became a councilor in Angeles City in 2013.
Lazatin has always advocated for education.
As Angeles City Mayor, he spearheaded the repair of daycare centers in Angeles City, amounting to P5 million; the construction of additional classrooms, offices, laboratories, and canteen at the City College of Angeles (CCA), amounting to P259 million; and the construction of the P50 million new annex building of the CCA, funded by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.
Under the Lazatin administration, 58,000 tablets were distributed to public students in Angeles City from Grades 4 to 12; 3,200 tablets were distributed to public school teachers; and 3,200 tablets were distributed to students of CCA.
Now that he is in the House of Representatives, Lazatin vows to further his efforts in championing quality education for all.
Part of Lazatin’s legislative agenda is to propose measures to increase funds for the construction and maintenance of more classrooms in public schools, to increase the salary of public school teachers by P20,000 across the boards, and to provide comprehensive training programs for public school teachers.
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