Volunteers from the newly opened Tarlac branch of One Network Bank, a rural bank of BDO, have participated in Brigada Eskwela 2016 as part of community development initiatives supported by BDO Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of BDO Unibank.
The participation of the volunteers was coordinated by Karen Cua of the ONB Project Management Office. Led by Sonny Agapito, AVP and NCR regional sales head of BDO, ONB employees worked with local officials to ensure that schools are ready and safe for students.
They helped clean up school premises and repainted classrooms in response to the call of the Department of Education for community members to prepare schools for the opening of classes.
The efforts of ONB volunteers benefited Tibagan Elementary School, Tarlac West Central Elementary School, Apalang Primary School, Sepung Calzada Panampunan Elementary School, Suizo Resettlement Elementary School, Don Florencio P. Buan Elementary School, San Vicente Elementary School, San Nicolas Elementary School, the Schools Division Library and the Schools Division Records Office.
BDO branches in Bacolod and Albay also took part in Brigada Eskwela.
BDO employees, under the leadership of BDO Bacolod-Araneta branch head Carmie Paderna and BDO Albay-Tabaco branch head Yora Adrales, participated in activities in San Jose Elementary School in Albay and Sum-ag National High School in Bacolod City.
An annual nationwide program spearheaded by the DepEd, Brigada Eskwela mobilizes volunteers from various sectors to contribute to the readiness of public schools in time for the start of classes in June.