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SCHOOL REHAB MOVEMENT --- DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones
and DepEd-ARMM Secretary Dr. John Magno (center) lead the convergent Brigada Eskwela in Marawi City which
started last December 13. (PHOTO BY BPI-ARMM - MINDANAO EXPOSE’)
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COTABATO CITY
---The Department
of Education (DepEd) brought together volunteers and resources from its offices
nation-wide as it launched Brigada Eskwela in Marawi City last December 13.
The volunteers repaired, painted, and cleaned
some of the schools that were damaged by the five-month fighting in the
war-torn city.
Education Secretary Leonor Briones and
DepEd-ARMM (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) Secretary Dr. John Magno led
the Brigada Eskwela covering 16 schools in the city.
Volunteers came from various DepEd offices
across the country. The activity is a joint effort among DepEd offices nation-wide,
with the regional offices in Mindanao providing the manpower and the Visayas
and Luzon regional offices providing the resources.
Marawi City has a total of 69 schools, 22 of
which were totally damaged in the war affecting more than 62,000 students who
were enrolled in public and private schools as well as in state universities
and colleges.
In November, the DepEd-ARMM started to repair
seven damaged schools in Marawi City and 54 others in various parts of Lanao
del Sur. “The (initial) budget for the repair, which is over P34 million, came
from the regular program of the DepEd,” said AlfhadarPajiji, DepEd-ARMM assistant
secretary.
Schools where Brigada Eskwela was launched last
December 13 were:Bito Elementary School; Rorogagus Elementary School; Mipagaga
Elementary School; Pendolonan Elementary School; Abdulazis Elementary
School;Camp Bagong Amai Pakpak Elementary School; Sugod Central Elementary
School; Sultan Conding Elementary School; Sikap Elementary School;
Banga Primary School; Cabingan Primary
School; Datu Tambak Primary School; Basak Elementary School; Pandi Elementary
School; Marawi City National High School; and Amai Pakpak Elementary School.
“Education must continue. Let’s all give
quality education to the learners. The Department of Education will help
rebuild damaged schools here in Marawi City,” Secretary Briones said.
She also underscored the need to provide
psycho-social assistance not just for the students but also for displaced
teachers.
“Di naming pababayaan ang Marawi
City. Umpisa lamang ito. Hindi natin ititigil ang Brigada Eskwela hanggang
hindi natin matapos maayos ang lahat ng paaralan sa Marawi,” she
added.
Jomairah Noor, 5th grade
student of Camp Bagong Amai Pakpak, said: “Nagpapasalamat po kami, dahil nakikita naming na
hindi kami pinapabayaan. Marami po tumutulong sa amin.”
“Sana po hindi na ulit magkagulo dito sa Marawi paratuluy-tuloy
na pag-aaral namin at para maging Masaya nakaming lahat dito,” she
added.
Tanjirea Mascara, Grade 6 teacher in
Amai Pakpak Elementary School, reiterated the challenge of teaching students
who are victims of the siege.
"Ang challenge para
sa amin ngayon ay kami mismo mga teacher ay
biktima din ng kaguluhan. Imbes na umiyak ako at magmukmok, kailangan ipakita
sa mga estudyante naming namatatag kami. Kailangan turuan at tulungan yung mga
bata na maging matatag sa kabila ng mga nangyari,” Mascara said.
“At kailangan naming gawin ang lahat ng aming makakaya
para tulungan ang mga bata na ipagpatuloy ang pagaaral dahil napakahalaga ito para
makamit ang kanilang pangarap sa buhay,”she added.
Meanwhile, the DepEd-ARMM said it is
continuously monitoring the situation of students and teachers affected by the
Marawi crisis. (BUREAU OF PUBLIC
INFORMATION – ARMM / MINDANAO EXPOSE’)
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