2 more Kapuso classrooms inaugurated at Bohol elementary school

The GMA Kapuso Foundation has inaugurated two more Kapuso classrooms in Ubay, Bohol, this time at Ubay III Central Elementary School. 

According to "24 Oras" Tuesday, students have endured learning in temporary shelters after Super Typhoon Odette devastated their school in 2021. 

Elizabeth Geslaga, a single mother of seven, has two children who study at the elementary school. They were among the many students who were affected when the typhoon ravaged their classrooms. 

"Mahirap po kasi mag-isa lang ako marami akong mga anak. Kahit ano lang po [na trabaho] basta may [maipangkain] lang ako na bigas," she said. 

In the typhoon's aftermath, parents, barangay officials, and other community members banded together to ensure the construction of the Kapuso classrooms with the help of the Kapuso Foundation. 

The new classrooms are now ready for use just in time for Christmas. 

"'Yung ating Kapuso-type school building ito ay standard size classrooms ng [Department of Education], 7 by 9 meters siya, ito ay tinatawag na concrete infill so 'yung wall natin binuhusan natin," said Kapuso Foundation supervising engineer Arnel Zantua 

Each classroom has a comfort room, a handwashing facility, and a foot washing station. 

The Kapuso Foundation also donated a new smart TV to the school. 

"Natutuwa po kami na meron na ho kayong bagong classrooms. Sana alagaan ninyo para mas marami pang henerasyon na taga-Ubay na bata ang makagamit dito," said Kapuso Foundation EVP & COO Rikki Escudero-Catibog. 

"Napakalaking tulong nito dahil may bago na silang silid-aralan na magagamit na kumpleto," said Ubay III Central Elementary School principal Rosario Fe Baluran. 

Previously, the foundation inaugurated two Kapuso classrooms at Bulilis Elementary School in Ubay, Bohol. 

For those who wish to support GMA Kapuso Foundation's projects, donations may be made via Metrobank, Land Bank, BDO, Bank of Commerce, UnionBank, PNB, Cebuana Lhuillier, GCash, Lazada, and Shopee. Visit the GMA Kapuso Foundation website for more information.

—CDC, GMA Integrated News