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| Magallanes Elementary School MOA signing and groundbreaking ceremony headed by (L-R) 546th Engineer Construction commanding officer LTC Joel M Almendral CE (GSC) PA; Concrete Stone Corporation corporate social responsibility & communications manager Gianne Jake Ryanne Maningo and sales, distribution and marketing group head Erlon Ryan Libiran; Philippine Army 8th Infantry Division commander MGen Edgardo De Leon PA; GMA Kapuso Foundation (GMAKF) EVP and COO Rikki Escudero-Catibog; Limasawa Island Mayor Melchor Petracorta; Southern Luzon schools division superintendent, CESO V Dr. Genis Murallos; and Philippine Army commander 802nd Infantry Brigade COL Noel Vestuir INF (MNSA) PA. (Image Source: Orange Magazine TV/American Standard Philippines) |
The devastating effects of Typhoon Odette have been far-reaching and far from over, particularly for students in Southern Leyte and Siargao whose schools were ravaged by the storm. To help ensure continuity of learning for these affected students, LIXIL Group's American Standard, one of the most iconic and trusted brands in sanitary ware which is celebrating its 60th anniversary, has partnered with GMA Kapuso Foundation (GMAKF) to help rebuild safe, clean, and resilient places of learning for children and future generations.
“American Standard’s vision is to make life healthier, safer, and more beautiful for people – whether at school, home, or around a town or community. As we celebrate our anniversary, we are happy to help make this vision a reality by rebuilding classrooms and other facilities for young children. We are grateful to GMA Kapuso Foundation for letting us be a part of this endeavor, and we are excited to work with them in giving access to basic sanitation, especially for Filipino children,” said Emily Besavilla, Leader, Marketing Philippines, Lixil Water Technology APAC. Together, American Standard and GMAKF have started the reconstruction of the classrooms and bathrooms for students of the Magallanes Elementary School in Limasawa, Southern Leyte, and New Malangza Elementary School in Liloan, Southern Leyte, as well as the Baybay Elementary School in Siargao.
“We thank American Standard for providing basin and basin faucets for the 3 public elementary schools that we are building in Visayas and Mindanao which were destroyed by typhoon Odette. The Kapuso School Development project serves as a disaster relief intervention to help our calamity stricken ‘kababayans’ rebuild their lives.” said GMAKF Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Rikki Escudero-Catibog. By embarking on this partnership with GMAKF to help rebuild classrooms and facilities for children, American Standard combines its products’ purposeful designs with its vision to raise the standard of living for the local community – and step by step, the world – whether at home, at work or in school.
