A total of 128 employees of GMR-MEGAWIDE Cebu Airport Corp. (GMCAC) volunteered in this year’s classroom maintenance program of the Department of Education (DedEd), also known as Brigada Eskwela 2016.
GMCAC partnered with four elementary schools in Lapu-Lapu City from barangays Pusok, Basak, Buaya, and Ibo during the four-day Brigada Eskwela campaign held from June 1 to 4.
Employees took turns doing general clean-up, repainting of classroom walls, repair of broken chairs, and removal and disposal of construction debris, among others.
Labella Sitoy, Brigada Eskwela Coordinator for Buaya Elementary School thanked GMCAC for partnering with them in making their classrooms become more conducive to learning. “The group came in full force and were ready with their cleaning equipment. They have been very helpful in our Brigada Eskwela campaign and we hope to see them again next year,” Sitoy said.
“Employee engagement is always the primary focus of the Management Team and Human Resources and engaging employees in meaningful ways that help to give back to society is something each employee, who organized and participated the event, should be proud of,” said GMCAC Chief Executive Adviser Andrew Harrison.
GMCAC’s participation in the Brigada Skwela Campaign is part of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility portfolio under its Education platform.
Brigada Eskwela is an annual maintenance program initiated by the DepEd that invites and engages partners and education stakeholders to contribute their time and efforts to help create a good learning environment for elementary and high school students in time for the opening of classes. /PR
