MANILA, Philippines - After mounting several relief missions for the victims of storm Ondoy in Metro Manila, the YesPinoy Foundation (YPF) founded by TV and movie personality Dingdong Dantes recently was launched at the Dr. Sixto Antonio Elementary School, Barangay Bambang, Pasig City.
The YesPinoy Foundation’s campaign known as “Oplan Restore Paaralan” is aimed to rebuild and rehabilitate the thousands of public schools damaged and affected by Ondoy and Pepeng.
Still submerged by water, the school’s library which was completely destroyed, including books, was replaced with a new one, together with new books through the auspices of Dantes and the YPF volunteers. They also repainted the bookshelves.
“We know there are hundreds, if not thousands of other schools that need help. And we know we can only do so much. I just hope that, through our small effort, other well-meaning groups will see the wisdom of what we are doing. We cannot let our learning institutions stay crumble, believing that these are the bedrock of our country’s future,” Dantes said.
Dantes also said that the rebuilding and rehabilitation of our country particularly to those who were hardest hit by the typhoons cannot be overemphasized of its importance in regaining normalcy in the lives of many.
Through the support of its two donors, the National Bookstore and St. Mary’s Publishing Corp., the YPF also distributed 1,260 textbooks and school supplies to the delight of the grade school students.
School officials and parents were completely elated for the group’s effort.