By Riza Halili
Going to Marahan, Davao City is just like taking a scenic road trip to Baguio with a breathtaking view of the mountains, trees, and the clear blue sky. It took us almost two hours to reach the Marahan East Primary School from Davao City proper. It was a school with only four classrooms and being a primary school, its levels ranged from kinder to Grade 6, with only a few students in each level. It was here that we met Ms. Ann Velez, the high spirited and dedicated principal of the school.
As we’ve done in around 15 other schools before this one, we conducted the Bantay Eskuwela orientation on monitoring school armchairs and school buildings. Ms. Velez was so enthusiastic about the initiative and even participated in the armchair inspection activities herself. After which, we bid our good-byes as we had to visit 3 more schools for the orientation. Just as we were about to leave, Ms. Velez asked if she could ride with us back to the city, and of course we didn’t mind.
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06 June 2012
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