NGCP provides school supplies to pupils in Pangasinan

• Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/2821493859371/ngcp-provides-school-supplies-to-pupils-in-pangasinan
• Saturday, May 6, 2017

By Elsha Marie B. Soriano (JNPD/EMBS/PIA-1, Pangasinan)

SAN MANUEL, Pangasinan (PIA) – Pangasinan public school children received early gifts in a form of school bags containing school supplies through the “Gamit ni Bulilit” project of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines(NGCP).

Lida May Lopez, head of corporate initiatives and advocacy division of NGCP, said the project, which is part of the grid’s corporate and social responsibility, aims to support the education of grades one to three pupils studying in public schools in Pangasinan.

Lopez said the “Gamit ni Bulilit” project provided bags containing 10 pieces of notebooks and pencils to grade school pupils from 13 public schools in Pangasinan.

“This is our way of thanking our host community who have been cooperative and have been helping NGCP through the years in protecting our lines, ensuring its safety, and making sure that people are aware of the dos and don’ts within our transmission lines and NGCP facility,” Lopez said.

She said on average, at least 300 pupils each school will benefit in the said project.

“We have the understand the gap sometimes that while the students may have the will to study but given the financial incapacity possibly at the family to provide particularly in school supplies that small detail is already a deterrent for a student to pursue school,” she said.

“One basic premise is that, it is the formative year for a student to feel compelled to finish school. If at the beginning of his or her education, he or she is getting the support needed, he or she will continue going to school and eventually finish his or her education,” Lopez explained when asked why NGCP choses to give school supplies to grade school pupils.

Lopez added that with the “Gamit ni Bulilit” project, the NGCP is looking forward to help more pupils in the province and support their education in the coming years.

Lopez, together with Alan Sandoval, head of NGCP District III Substation, handed over the school supplies to principals of each beneficiary school during the ceremonial turn-over held on April 26 at the NGCP Substation in this town.