Epson completes 10 Elementary Schools beneficiaries in Batangas
LIPA CITY — Epson Precision Philippines has completed its precise target of 10 elementary schools in Batangas province as beneficiaries of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) project called Contribution to the Advancement and Restoration of Environment and Society (CARES), where each student received a set of school supplies and their respective schools got a treasure trove of learning resource center materials.
The Teodoro M. Kalaw Memorial School was the last of the final two beneficiaries, the other being the Malitlit-Anangi Elementary School in far-flung Brgy. Malitlit, which at 12 kilometers from the city proper is the site of the farthest and most remote of all elementary schools here in this city.
Osamu Koshiishi, president of Epson Precision Phils., led the turnover of school supplies and learning resource center materials to benefit a total of at least 1,700 students from the two elementary schools here on October 14.
The Department of Education (DepEd) regional schools division in Batangas and the Manila-based Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), a corporate-led social development foundation and pioneer in CSR and corporate citizenship, also facilitated the turnover of educational materials for the 1,473 elementary pupils of T.M. Kalaw and the 235 others of Malitlit-Anangi.
Roldan Lumbera, head teacher of Malitlit-Anangi, and Divine Evangelista, principal of T.M. Kalaw, both thanked Koshiishi as they encouraged Epson not to lose sight of helping the less privileged and underserved students of the province.
Ernesto Badillo, the schools district supervisor in Brgy. Malitlit, also expressed his gratitude to Epson for the gifts to the school and its students.
PBSP’s Rene Fortuno, one of the foundation’s directors, and Vicky Co, manager for PBSP membership development, stressed the fact that the 10 schools were lucky to have been chosen as they were either the most in need or underserved when it came to books and other learning materials.
Mercelita Pormentilla, officer-in-charge of the DepEd provincial schools division superintendent in Batangas, noted that Epson had paved the way in improving the classroom performance of the students and the yearly transformation of teachers and pupils in their academic performances, especially in science and mathematics.