Las Piñas students get school supply package

The final batch of elementary students have received their package of school supplies from Las Piñas Mayor Imelda Aguilar under the city’s Education Assistance for Children in Difficult Circumstances Program.

This completes the final batch of some 750 public school students whose parents cannot afford to provide for their basic school needs. The package came in the form of items such as bags, notebooks, pens, paper and other school supplies.

Aguilar has ordered the release of P500,000 to fund the purchase of school supplies for distribution to students following the opening of classes last June.

The distribution of the package was conducted in batches through the city’s social welfare department, in coordination with the school principals.

City DSWD officer Junet Barilla said more than 3,000 students in the city have benefited from the program since 1995.

Meanwhile, Aguilar reiterated her commitment to strengthen the public school systems in Las Piñas by building additional campuses in the city’s 20 barangays and improving school facilities to accommodate the increasing number of students enrolled every year.

At present, the city has 65 "educare" centers, 27 elementary and high school buildings, a manpower and skills training school, and a city college offering degree courses in business administration, all for free.

A quality and people-centered education has been the top priority of the city government, a commitment upheld for years. The city also provides assistance to street children through scholarships, school supplies, medical, dental and nutritional care.