MANILA, Philippines - It’s that time of the year again!
That much-awaited occasion when teachers from all over the country gather at the Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena for PLDT Gabay Guro’s grand Teacherfest.
The event, an embodiment of I Inspire campaign, is a salute, celebration and renewal of Gabay Guro’s commitment to the profession of teaching through trainings, scholarships, livelihood and life-enhancing programs so they can continuously change lives.
This teachers’ month, Gabay Guro mounts a tribute event, the Teacherfest, at the MOA Arena on Sept. 27, from 1 p.m. onwards and is expected to generate almost 20,000 teachers representing the different schools, public and private, from everywhere in the Philippines. Admission is free.
Gracing the event are JaDine (James Reid and Nadine Lustre) and world-class talents El Gamma Penumbra, Leo Valdez and Ima Castro. Headlining the center stage are Regine Velasquez, Martin Nievera, Gary Valenciano, Basil Valdez, Kuh Ledesma and Pops Fernandez. Musical direction is by Raul Mitra.
Through the years, Gabay Guro’s tribute events have been known the country over for their excellent raffle prizes being given to the deserving teachers. This year is no less in scale as Gabay Guro is giving away two house-and-lot units from Amaia and Perry’s Group of Companies; Gratour Van from Foton; three motorcycles from Honda, Suzuki and Ropali Corp.; livelihood packages from KaAsenso Cyberya, Sun and Talk ’N Text; cash prizes from Pro Friends and PECCI, travel package from First United Corp.; and a lot more from Asian Secret, Bear Brand, Clover, Enchanted Kingdom, Ever Bilena, National Bookstore, Penshoppe, phCare, Red Planet Hotels, Samsung Business, Shakey’s and Toy Kingdom. Phil Life, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital and Red Cross will be on hand the whole day as the official event’s medics.
The PLDT Gabay Guro foundation is the education arm and flagship project of the PLDT-SMART Foundation, a program run by volunteers composed of executives from the PLDT Manager’s Club, Inc. (PLDT MCI). The core of the program is defined by its pillars namely: Scholarships, trainings, housing and educational facilities, livelihood programs, broadbanding and computerization and teachers’ tribute.
For more information on the PLDT Gabay Guro grand tribute event, visit the Gabay Guro official website www.gabayguro.com, like the Facebook page www.facebook.com/gabayguro follow it on Twitter and Instagram at @PLDTGabayGuro.