SM, Deutsche Bank turn over school

MANILA, Philippines - A two-story, four-classroom school building was formally turned over by SM Prime Holdings Inc., through SM Foundation in partnership with Deutsche Bank AG-Manila, to the city of Navotas and Navotas Elementary school officials. So far, this the seventh school built by the partnership and the 45th school building donated by the SM Group to the Department of Education.

Navotas Mayor John Rey Tiangco accepted the donation together with Edmundo Guiwan, principal of the school, and Aurelio Alfonso, assistant to the division superintendent. 

Deutsche Bank was represented by Annie Yeo, director of Corporate Social Responsibility, Asia; Rhoneil Fajardo, country chief operating officer; and Anthony Jacomina, HR head. 

SM Prime’s regional operational manager for Northern Luzon Emmanuel Navera and Hazel Reyes, SM City Valenzuela mall manager, came on behalf of SM Prime while Connie Angeles, executive director for Health & Medical Programs, represented SM Foundation.

Along with the school building, textbooks and computers for each classroom were donated. Employees of Deutsche Bank along with their families spent four weekends painting murals in the four classrooms, which came complete with chairs, tables, blackboards, electric fans and complete toilet facilities per classroom.

SM Foundation is tasked with the maintenance of the school.