The DepEd Division of Tanjay City launched the National Maintenance Week or Brigada Eskwela last May 21, 2012 with a kick-off caravan around the lowland schools of Tanjay City.
After the caravan, a program was held at the front area of Tanjay City Hall hosted by Milagros G. Suyo, EPS 1, MAPEH, and attended by DepEd Schools Division Supt. Dr. Evangel M. Luminarias, Dr. Rebecca T. Porpio, ASDS, LGU city officials, department heads and personnel headed by Mayor Lawrence S. Teves, barangay captains and councils, public and private elementary and secondary school directors/administrators and teachers, District supervisors and Education program supervisors/coordinators, and Division personnel, PTA officials, parents, the Philippine Army 302nd Infantry Brigade, NGOs, the Philippine National Police, CITOM, TNHS and Tanjay legislated school bands, business establishments, banks and cooperatives.
The DepEd Men’s Choir rendered the invocation and the singing of the Philippine National Anthem while the flag was raised by two volunteers from the Phil. Army 302nd Infantry Brigade. Panunumpa sa Watawat was led by Ritchie C. Barrera, principal of Plaza Central School. Dr. Rebecca T. Porpio, assistant schools Division superintendent delivered the welcome address after which followed the presentation of participating volunteers and stakeholders from the public and private sectors of the city which was done by Rebecca R. Duran, EPS 1, English. The re-orientation of the mechanics of Brigada Eskwela Program was laid out by Milagros S. Mananquil, EPS 1, Filipino/Division Brigada Eskwela coordinator.
The inspirational message was delivered by Mayor Lawrence S. Teves, an advocate and full supporter of DepEd Tanjay City Division programs and projects. The highlights of the launching were the Expressions of Commitment to support the Brigada Eskwela Program from the following: LGU officials represented by Lucy A. Villegas and Henry Tam; the League of Barangay Captains represented by Denver Bokingkiyo; Federated PTA President Epifanio Busmion, and a representative of the 302nd Brigade of the Phil. Army, Deputy Commander Col. Christopher A. Estella.
Schools Division Supt. Dr. Evangel M. Luminarias formally declared the opening of the week-long activity (May 21-25, 2012) of this school year’s Brigada Eskwela.
The Brigada Eskwela Program of the Department of Education is a nationwide yearly activity since its first launching in 2003, and has continued to encourage all education stakeholders in the public and private sectors of the community to extend their assistance by offering services and donations of materials for the school’s minor repairs and clean—up drive to prepare the schools for the opening of classes, as well as make the school environment conductive to learning throughout the whole year. (Wendisprinda L. Silva, Division coordinator, MTB-MLE)