Mindanaotoday.com | AFP vows to beef up partnership with sectors to help GIDA studes
By: Franck Dick Rosete
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The top official of the 4th Infantry Division (4ID) of the Philippine Army vowed to strengthen their partnership to the different sectors in order to continue their aim to help every young students residing in the Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDAs) in Northern Mindanao region.
Maj. Gen. Wilbur Mamawag, 4ID commander, in a statement on Friday, May 27, underscored the importance of partnership with the different sectors to provide more services to the community and motivate each student in GIDAs to finish their education.
On May 24, the 4ID together with Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) region 10 and SM Foundation Inc had distributed hundreds pair of school shoes to the Umayamnon tribe students in Pigpamulahan Elementary School at So Mahayag, Barangay Saint Peter, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon.
They distributed a total of 287 school shoes donated by SM Foundation Inc.
The SM has donated a total of 3,811 pairs of school shoes through the DSWD-10 during their 71st Founding Anniversary Celebration last March 25, 2022, at Camp Evangelista, Barangay Patag in this city as part of their corporate social responsibility.
The distribution activity was the second in a series of distribution initiatives from May 20 to June 4 this year.
The 4ID identified the beneficiaries through the Community Support Program (CSP) teams with the aim to address the needs of elementary and high school students residing in the GIDA in Northern Mindanao region.
Prior to the said event, the 4ID, through the 58th Infantry Battalion already distributed a total of 499 pairs of shoes at Umagos Elementary School in Lagonglong town in Misamis Oriental on May 20.
Evernold Beriel, the district school supervisor, also thanked the military, the DSWD-10 and the SM Foundation Inc. for the donations.
He said the distributed shoes will help children build their self-esteem and optimism in attending classes and would help reduce the financial burden of the parents.