Quality education is expensive? Not in Bataan

BAGAC, Bataan – Last Friday, DepEd Secretary Bro. Armin Luistro, recently visited schools in the towns of Bagac and Morong. With him were 11 members of De La Salle University Batch 88, led by their president Atty. Edwin Calanog. Incidentally, Gov. Abet is a member of Batch 88.

From Manila, their first stop-over was at the Bagac Elementary School where a short welcome program was held. Bataan DepEd officials led by Dr. Tarcila Javier, Dr. Carol Violeta, Ms. Modesta Abrantes, Bagac Councilor Romano del Rosario, principals of the different schools in Bagac and Morong and staff from the Office of the Governor led by Mr. Christopher Leonzon were among those who joined in the school visits.

A year ago, De La Salle Batch 88 started a “Kuya Project” and they have chosen the Jaime Hilario Integrated School in Bagac to be the recipient of their 1 Million peso donation which said school used for the construction of their auditorium.

The La Salle Brothers run Jaime Hilario Integrated School offers complete preschool, elementary and high school curricula with Bro. Rey Mejias as the Principal. The teachers in the Preschool are all members of the La Salle Volunteer Program. Being purely for the poor, students do not pay tuition fees and school supplies are given for free. The lot where the school is situated is a donation from the Diocese of Balanga thru the efforts of then Bataan Bishop Soc Villegas.

This year, Batch 88 extended their services to all the public schools in Bagac and Morong by distributing starter kits to all grades 1-3 students. In addition to starter kits, Jaime Hilario Integrated School also received an LCD projector with screen.