DepEd, Muntinlupa LGU recognize partnership with PCPPI and private sectors as key to quality education
The Department
of Education, the city of Muntinlupa, and Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc.
(PCPPI) cemented their partnership and commitment to quality education at a
turnover ceremony held at the Muntinlupa Elementary School (MES).
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THE DEPARTMENT of Education, Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc.,
Brother Philippines, and Muntinlupa Elementary School cements their commitment
to quality education.
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(L-R) Muntinlupa
District 1 Councilor Allan Camilon; Davedinah P. Cometa, Project Development
Officer II, Department of Education; Brother Philippines Product Manager Shinichi
Tanaka; Atty. Jun Manuel, Vice President for Legal, Government, and Corporate
Affairs, of Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc.; Muntinlupa City Mayor, Hon.
Jaime R. Fresnedi; Marissa M. Andanza, Principal IV, Muntinlupa Elementary
School; Tadefa City District 1 Councilor Ivee Arciaga; Dr. Florante C. Marmeto,
Principal IV, Muntinlupa Elementary School; Public School District Supervisor,
Gerry Maligaya
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“Naging
magandang engagement yung partnership namin with Pepsi (Our partnership with Pepsi was a very good engagement),” said Dove
Cometa, Project Development Officer from the Department of Education, who spoke
on behalf of Undersecretary Tonisito Umali, in giving recognition to PCPPI for
the company’s involvement in the Adopt-A-School Program.
DepEd’s
Adopt-A-School program aims to link up the private sector in giving assistance
to public schools. Along with home and business IT solutions company, Brother
Philippines, PCPPI turned over 37 printers to the Muntinlupa National High
School and the Muntinlupa Elementary school as part of this commitment.
“Napakaswerte
ng Muntinlupa Elementary School dahil kayo ay mabibigyan ng good quality
printers (The Muntinlupa Elementary
School is very lucky to be receiving good quality printers). Pepsi has
several branches and business units around the country and we are looking
forward to arranging more turnovers in the future,” said Cometa.
The
turnover ceremony of PCPPI’s donation of printers coincided with the
culmination of Brigada Eskwela, a nationwide initiative by the DepEd to
maintain and repair facilities of public schools. PCPPI fielded over 50
volunteers to MES for the repainting of classroom walls and the school’s
nutrition room. Meanwhile, Brother Philippines will be providing training for
the school’s staff on how to utilize the printers.
“Ito po,
mga magulang, ay pagpapakita ng mga opisyales sa pamahalaan at mga private
sectors ng kahalagahan ng pagtutulungan para sa kinabukasan ng inyong mga anak (This, dear parents, is the government
officials and the private sectors showing the importance of collaboration for
the future of your children),” declared Muntinlupa Mayor, Atty. Jaime R.
Fresnedi. On behalf of the local government of Municipality, Mayor Fresnedi
during the same ceremony donated school supplies and school uniforms to the
students of MES.
“Tulong-tulong
kaya mabilis ang pagunlad ng ating lungsod, ng ating pamahalaan (We help each other, which is why there is
quick progress in our city and in our government),” he said.
PCPPI
reiterated its commitment to building the community in which the company has
been a part of for many years. The company’s main bottling plant and Head
Office is located in Tunasan, Muntinlupa.
“We are
proud that our head office is here, and we strive to contribute to the progress
of our home,” said Atty. Jun Manuel, PCPPI Vice
President for Legal, Government and Corporate Affairs. “We are proud to part of
the community and we are always here to be a partner of the DepEd and of the
City of Muntinlupa.”
As the students and their parents lined up
to receive their school kits from the Muntinlupa LGU, Fresnedi reminded the
parents of their role in ensuring quality education:
“Mga magulang, tiyakin po ninyo ang inyong
responsibilidad na ang inyong mga anak ay sadyang nag-aaral.”
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