GAMIT NI BULILIT PROGRAM

THE National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), under its “Gamit ni Bulilit” program, distributed anew 1,550 sets of school supplies to Grades 1 to 3 pupils in 11 schools Pangasinan on May 21-23.

Melma Concepcion Batario, NGCP’s Regional Communications and Public Affairs lead specialist, said the beneficiaries are pupils in San Bonifacio Elementary School, Sto. Domingo Elementary School, San Roque Elementary School, all in San Manuel town; Asingan North Central School and Bantog Elementary School in Asingan town; Sta. Rita Elementary School and Bacnit Elementary School in Mabini town; Maliga Elementary School in Alaminos City; Malimpin Elementary School; Macalang Elementary School and Petal Elementary School in Dasol town.

“Gamit ni Bulilit” is a yearly project that supports Grades 1 to 3 pupils in public schools in NGCP’s host communities throughout the country.

The NGCP said many of the families of the school children from the target schools do not have the means or capacity to buy their own supplies.

NGCP helps the situation by distributing school bags, each with 10 notebooks, pencils, and other supplies which can be used throughout the year.

This year NGCP reached out to 120,000 Grades 1 to 3 pupils in 400 schools nationwide: 166 schools in North Luzon, 55 in South Luzon, 81 in Visayas, and 98 in Mindanao.

“We focused our program on children from the lower grade levels on the idea that educational motivation is most effective during a child’s formative years,” NGCP said.

It added that fostering interest in learning at an early age will keep the children invested in their education and increase the chances of their staying in school. NGCP hopes that the children will be inspired to eventually finish their education.

During the distribution of school supplies, the young children were also introduced to the basic concepts of transmission line safety.

They were given age-appropriate lectures and materials on the do’s and don’ts around transmission lines and facilities and on anti-pilferage. Notebooks and coloring books with this safety theme are among the materials distributed.

NGCP is a Filipino-led, privately owned company in charge of operating, maintaining, and developing the country’s power grid, led by majority shareholders Henry Sy, Jr. and Robert Coyiuto, Jr. (Eva Visperas)

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