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Brigada Eskwela: OVP now a DepEd partner in time for school opening

Published Aug 13, 2023 02:41 am

The Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd), both headed by Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte, will partner for the Brigada Eskwela and tree planting activity to help schools prepare for the opening of classes later this month.

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Vice President Sara Duterte speaks during the launch of the MATATAG Curriculum at Sofitel Hotel in Pasay City on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023. (Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook)

The announcement was made by the OVP on Saturday, Aug. 12.

“Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, effort, and resources in ensuring that public schools are all set in time for class opening,” the OVP said.

During the Brigada Eskwela Kick-off in Tarlac on Aug. 7, Duterte cited DepEd Order No. 21 s. 2023, or the Brigada Eskwela Implementing Guidelines, on how the program can pave the way for a brighter and more resilient start for Filipino learners.

“Brigada Eskwela is an appeal to the Bayanihan spirit of every Filipino to help prepare our schools for the opening of classes,” the Vice President and Education chief said.

“It is (to) make our schools functional, clean, and orderly inside and outside the classrooms and within the school sides,” she added.

The event and tree-planting activity will be done through the 10 OVP Satellite Offices in Dagupan, Isabela, Region V, Cebu, Bacolod, Tacloban, Davao, Surigao, Zamboanga, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

On Aug. 14, the OVP is scheduled to participate in the Brigada Eskwela in the following schools: East Central Integrated School in Dagupan, Cauayan South Central School in Isabela, Gogon Central Elementary School in Legazpi, Labagon Elementary School in Cebu, St. Francis Elementary School in Tacloban, Victoria Elementary School in Surigao, and Salum Elementary School in Zamboanga.

The OVP satellite office in Davao, on the other hand, will assist the Governor Vicente Duterte National High School on Aug. 15 to prepare for the school opening.

The OVP’s BARMM satellite office will also be helping the Barangay Pagalamatan Elementary School on Aug. 17.

But aside from joining the Brigada Eskwela, the OVP will also conduct a tree-planting activity with selected schools nationwide as it acknowledges the importance of protecting the environment for future generations.

The OVP launched this year the multi-pronged Pagbabago: A Million Learners and Trees Campaign to encourage learners to care for the environment by planting a million trees.

The first leg of this simultaneous tree-planting activity will be done during the celebration of National Teachers’ Day on Sept. 5, while the second leg will be conducted during the celebration of World Teacher’s Day on Oct. 5.

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