PTT Philippines has launched its ‘Paaral Program’ aimed at reaching out to 10,000 elementary students from at least 100 public schools in remote barangays in the country. Supported by the Department of Education, the Thai oil firm’s project will provide educational materials and tools for both the students and their schools in exchange for at least 10 trees per student that they need to plant inside their respective school compound. Photo shows (L-R) Sukanya Seriyothin, president and CEO, PTT Philippines Corp.; Brig. Gen. Augusto dela Peña (partly hidden), 15th Strike Wing Commander, Philippine Air Force; Thai Ambassador to the Philippines Vasin Ruangprateepsaeng; Auttapol Rerkpiboon, chief operating officer, PTT Thailand’s Downstream Petroleum Business Group and Chairman of the Board, PTTOR; Camilo Gudmalin, DSWD Undersecretary for Special Concerns; and Jiraphon Kawsawat, president and chief executive officer, PTTOR, during launching held in Makati.