PUSONG PINOY TURNOVER ATKABUYAO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

 Thank you our Philippines Charter Team Leader JOCELYNE ESTOQUE and her family for driving all the way to the mountain province of Tuba, Benguet to bring donations of jackets and sweaters to the student of Kabuyao Elementary School.  Grocery items were also given to the teachers to show our appreciation for their hard work and dedication to their students.  

2021 SCHOOL SUPPLIES PROJECTKABUYAO ELEM. SCHOOL, BENGUET

In September 2021, 120 students of KABUYAO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in the mountains of Tuba, Benguet, received brand new school supplies. Thank you to the school's Teacher-in-Charge, CATHERINE WILLY, and all the other teachers for their effort in purchasing, sorting, and distributing these items, making sure that each and every student receive their own set of brand new school supplies. 

We are grateful to all our HEROES & SUPERHEROES who shared their blessings.  This would have not have been possible without their support.  For transparency purposes, additional Php1,800 from PP Operational Funds was given to Ms. Willy for transportation expenses and merienda (snacks) for the teachers.

Together, we can make a difference. May God continue to bless everyone. 

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SCHOOL PROFILE 

Located atop Mt. Kabuyao, Tuba, Benguet, KES is approximately 7,000 meters above sea level. Because of its high altitude, the locale is considered an area of rain with temperature going as low as 3 to 16 degrees Celsius. During the summer, accessibility to water becomes a problem with the school's spring becoming the water source for the entire community. The school has one classroom for each grade level from 1 to 6 with full-time teachers mostly coming from the Tuba area. Although some students live close to the school area, others have to walk a mile or two just to attend school. The school has a mini library with very limited resources and instructional materials. Some books are obsolete books and cannot be used as reference materials.  CLICK HERE to read more about Kabuyao ES. 

CLICK HERE for our other School Supplies Projects.  If you want to volunteer or make a donation, please email us at pusongpinoyorg@gmail.com.  Thank you in advance! ❤

2021 PP SCHOOL SUPPLIES PROJECT

Our goal is to provide school supplies to financially challenged students from the following schools and organizations:  

300 STUDENTS

Parish Social Action Center - Batangas

120 STUDENTS

Kabuyao Elementary School - Benguet

500 STUDENTS

Bobonan National High School - Pangasinan

For donation of US$3.50 per student for Batangas & Benguet and US$1.50 per student for Pangasinan, you will provide one student the much-needed school supplies for the school year.  

Click on the button below or send us a message at pusongpinoyorg@gmail.com.  Together, we can make a difference. Thanks in advance, HEROES!!! 🙏❤😘

KABUYAO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RECEIVEDGIFTS FROM PUSONG PINOY HEROES

 

 
 
 

On March 2, 2013, the Pusong Pinoy volunteers of Baguio City as well as volunteers from the UPPL Pusoy of the University of the Philippines traveled to Mt. Kabuyao to distribute snacks, jackets, assorted toys, notebooks, pens and pencils to the children of Kabuyao Elementary School.  Toys and educational sets were also donated to Besong-Saddle Primary School. 

Thank you, HEROES, you have made this happen once again. Check out the smiles on the children's faces. Special thanks goes out to the UPPL PUSOY for making Pusong Pinoy's recipient, Kabuyao Elementary School, their sole beneficiary for the event "PUSOY JAM" held on February 8, 2013. You Rock, Pusoys! 

PROJECT PPP III TURNOVER AT KABUYAO

Once again, as part of our Christmas project, "Pamasko ng Pusong Pinoy 3", our Pusong Pinoy team took a 45-minute ride up the mountains of Mt. Sto. Tomas. The magnificent view of Baguio City was equaled by the amazing teachers and children who met the team with open arms. The bigger boys of the school readily queued up to unload the jeepney containing the goodies the kids will receive. All the rest stood in lines patiently waiting for the program to begin. They prepared dance, poetry and song numbers for Pusong Pinoy to show their utmost gratitude to the people who never fail to make them feel special. The teachers expressed their unending gratitude to the Superheroes and HEROES of Pusong Pinoy for the snacks and Christmas packages containing rice, noodles, sardines, and slippers for all students of Kabuyao Elementary School. 

EACH STUDENT RECEIVED

(167 Students)

1 apple

2 packs of ramen noodles

1 can of sardines

1 pair of slippers

1 pair of gently-used jacket/sweater (to follow)

EACH TEACHER RECEIVED

(9 teachers)

2 bars of soap

1 shampoo

1 conditioner

1 small bag of assorted chocolates

3 1/2 kilos of rice

We would like to thank Pusong Pinoy Heroes ADO CABJUAN, NAJYA CABJUAN, and JEREMY DOBLE for helping in the distribution of goodies.  Special thanks to our Pusong Pinoy team who were involved in this turnover:  Philippines Core Team Leader NINGNING DOBLE, Team Leaders ADI LAPPAO and BYD BAWAYAN, and Vice-Team Leader JOANNE SUYAM.  Lastly, thanks to all the PP HEROES for making this event possible!

PUSONG PINOY'S TL JINKY & VTL LAICA'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AT KES

Last month, our very own Hong Kong Team Leader JINKY SONSALLA and Vice-Team Leader LAICA MARTINEZ celebrated their birthday by sponsoring a luncheon for 160 students and teachers of Kabuyao Elementary School (KES) in Benguet. They celebrated with games, prizes, and delicious meal from Mang Inasal (spaghetti, burger, and soda). Thank you, TL Jinky and VTL Laica, for celebrating your special day at KES!

Chocolates from our Scotland PP Coordinator DOUGLAS INNESS were also distributed during this event. This is truly a fun-filled day for the students!

Thanks to our Baguio-Benguet Team Leader ADI LAPPAO for organizing the party and to our Team Leader BYD BAWAYAN and PP volunteers for making this event a success!

If you would like information about Pusong Pinoy's Birthday Blowout Program, please contact CTL Jay Martinez at jayed@mac.com or Vice-Team Leader Carol Vega at vegacarol@mac.com. Click HERE to see other Pusong Pinoy's birthday celebrations.

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SCHOOL PROFILE: Located atop Mt. Kabuyao, Tuba, Benguet, KES is approximately 7,000 meters above sea level. Because of its high altitude, the locale is considered an area of rain with temperature going as low as 3 to 16 degrees Celsius. During the summer, accessibility to water becomes a problem with the school's spring becoming the water source for the entire community. The school has one classroom for each grade level from 1 to 6 with full-time teachers mostly coming from the Tuba area. Although some students live close to the school area, others have to walk a mile or two just to attend school. The school has a mini library with very limited resources and instructional materials. Some are obsolete books and cannot be used as reference materials. KES has been a PP recipient since 2009. Click HERE to read more about KES.

PROJECT PPP II TURNOVER AT KABUYAO

On December 17, 2010, Pusong Pinoy team led by Baguio-Benguet Team Leader Adi paid a visit to the Kabuyao Elementary School and Saddle Primary School located at Tuba, Benguet to give gifts to 142 students and 7 teachers as part of our Project Pamasko ng Pusong Pinoy II (Christmas Gift-Giving of Pusong Pinoy)

EACH STUDENT RECEIVED
1 coloring book
2 pencils
1 pen
1 box of crayons
2 packs of noodles
1 can of sardines
1 kilo of rice
an apple
a cheeseburger
juice
a pair of slippers

EACH TEACHER RECEIVED
2 kilos of rice
3 packs of noodles
2 cans of sardines
a cheeseburger
juice

The school also received two refurbished laptop computers.

A message from Team Leader Adi:
"Thank you to all our Heroes and SuperHeroes who made this possible! Thank you to our PP volunteers CATHY SADANDOY, BETH SAGANDOY and her daughter ERICA, NERI RUNAS, JERRYNE CAPARAS, and RHOMES CAPARAS for helping Pusong Pinoy during this event. Heroes and Superheroes, you’ve made 149 people HAPPY this Yuletide Season! Once again, you've made a difference!"

List of items and PP Heroes/Superheroes who made this happen:

* Transportation expense to pick up items from Manila to Baguio sponsored by ENCINA FAMILY (Manila)
* Jeepney Rental sponsored by FAIRLANE INSO (Manila)

* 160 cheeseburgers

- 121 by MAYBEIL BERNABE (Qatar)

- 39 by CHAR URBANO
* 160 juice in tetrapacks by CHAR URBANO
* 156 kilos of rice by Arizona PP Coordinator JOCELIN OLIVIER
* 152 chocolates by Scotland PP Coordinator DOUGLAS & JEAN INNESS

* 308 ramen noodles
- 265 by Dubai Vice Team Leader Christina Carlos
- 16 by EDER MOLBOG (Dubai)
- 27 by EMEE METIAM NAVARRO ABAD (Zambales)
* 150 pens by Hongkong Vice Team Leader Cherryann Solomon
* 284 pencils by Hongkong VTL Cherryann Solomon & Nathan/Noah Rosario (California)
* 142 coloring books
- 80 by VHIC DE GUZMAN, JOYCE SAVERON, ERICH REGUNAN, ASTHER REGUNAN & SOL FERNANDEZ
- 53 by SHAWN SOLETA (San Bernardino, California)
- 9 by Hongkong Vice Team Leader Kaz Soriano
* 142 boxes of crayons by Arizona PP Coordinator JOCELIN OLIVIER
* 2 refurbished laptop computers for teachers use donated by EMI ACEVEDO (California)
* 142 pairs of slippers
- 50 by MILDRED HACA (Hongkong)
- 15 by EMEE METIAM NAVARRO ABAD (Zambales)
- 39 by ROBERT CATIMBANG (Quezon City)
- 10 by MR & MRS GERARDO SINOGAYA RAYALA (Bulacan)
- 15 by ROLANDO CASINTO JR & FRIENDS (Bulacan)
- 13 by NICOLE ANN DELA CRUZ (Bulacan)

Click HERE to read about other PP's projects for Kabuyao Elementary School.

PUSONG PINOY'S SCHOOL SUPPLIES PROJECT TURNOVER AT KABUYAO

Last month, Pusong Pinoy launched a major project - ALAY MULA SA PUSO (Gift from the Heart). In this project, we collected donations for school supplies to benefit the underprivileged kids in the Philippines. Imagine these kids going through a school year with no paper and pencil. That's how basic the need is for so many children for the simplest of school necessities.

On June 9, 2010, the school supplies were turned over to Kabuyao Elementary School (KES), one of the recipients of this project. The students of KES received the school supplies in time for the start of the school year. Thanks to our Pusong Pinoy Baguio-Benguet Team (TL BYD BAWAYAN, TL ADI LAPPAO, YVONNE NGOLAB, and WILLIAM COLAS) for a job well done and especially to our wonderful HEROES for making this project a success!

School Profile:
KES is located atop Mt. Kabuyao, Santo Tomas, Poblacion, Tuba, Benguet. Located approximately 13 kilometers from the central business district of Baguio City, the locale has only one public utility vehicle serving the community, with its rough and rocky roads are prone to landslides during the rainy season. It is approximately 7,000 meters above sea level and has an area of more or less 7,000 square meters. Because of its high altitude, the locale is considered an area of rain with temperatures going as low as 3 to 16 degrees Celsius. During the summer, accessibility to water becomes a problem with the school's spring becoming the water source for the entire community. The school has enough rooms to accommodate one classroom for each grade level 1 to 6 with full-time teachers mostly coming from the Tuba area. Parents and members of the community regularly pitch-in and help out as the need arises (i.e. cooking snacks, accommodating visitors, etc). Although some students live close to the school area, others have to walk a mile or two just to attend school. The school has a mini library with very limited resources and instructional materials. Some are obsolete books and cannot be used as reference materials.

PUSONG PINOY'S TURNOVER AT KABUYAO

Pusong Pinoy Baquio-Benguet Team Leaders BYD BAWAYAN and ADI LAPPAO with Vice-Team Leader MAJOY TOYAOAN paid a visit to the Kabuyao Elementary School to turn over 1,652 children's books - 1,028 books donated by Hong Lok Yuen International School to our PP Team Hong Kong and 624 from private donors to PP Team California. This will help fill up the school's mini library which has very limited resources and instructional materials. Some are obsolete books and cannot be used as reference materials.

In addition, the PP team distributed food, clothes, toys, and pencils to the students. These items finally arrived from the United States, which was supposed to be a part of our Christmas project.

Mr. Edgar Vicente, Principal of Kabuyao Elementary School, stated:
"In behalf of the students and teachers of KES, our sincerest thanks to all the donors. Sana po ay hindi kayo magsawa na tumulong sa mga batang eto. Maraming Maraming salamat po."

PUSONG PINOY'S SEED DONATION

Last year, Pusong Pinoy had several relief operations for those affected by Typhoon Pepeng in Benguet and neighboring towns. In Mt. Kabuyao, homes were saved but the livelihood of so many was nearly wiped out. The fields and gardens were washed away, crippling the families of their only livelihood.

To help the residents of Mt. Kabuyao recover, Pusong Pinoy donated approximately P23,130 worth of seeds, distributing them to 60 affected families in Mt. Kabuyao. The seeds were turned over by PP Baguio-Benguet Team Leader BYD BAWAYAN. It was Pusong Pinoy's vision that these seed donations will serve as a long-term aid and a foundation for the affected families to build from, so these families may recover crops lost in the aftermath of the recent typhoon.

Around the same time, PP Baguio-Benguet Vice-Team Leader JOANNE SUYAM also organized a relief drive at her local church at Greenwater, Baguio City. They collected a sack of rice and grocery items which were donated to John Chamos and his two kids. Mr. Chamos lost his wife during the aftermath of Typhoon Pepeng (Parma). The goods were received by the kids' grandmother in behalf of Mr. Chamos. VTL Joanne also collected a total of 10 sacks/boxes of used clothings which were distributed to the community.

A message from PP Team Leader BYD BAWAYAN:
"We would like to thank each and everyone who helped during our relief operations, namely:

FOR THE SEEDS:
PP Founder Donna Bernardo Rosario, TL Joanne Bermudez, VTL Victor Bermudez, Dennis Lin, Tyler Bischel, Alinna Satake, Hideyo Satake, Brenda Carlson, Nathan Carlson, David Crutchfield, Aleli Lamadrid, and Jonathan Reyes

FOR THE GROCERY ITEMS AND CLOTHING:
VTL Joanne Suyam & the congregation of the Baguio Fountain of Life Fellowship

FOR THE PP BAGUIO-BENGUET TEAM (for the collection, coordination and delivery of the goods):
TL Adi Lappao, VTL Marie Joy Toyaoan, and Brenda Cambolod

FOR THE TEACHERS, PARENTS AND TANODS at Mt. Kabuyao:
Edgar Vicente (Principal, Kabuyao Elem.), Cristie Marie Willy, John A. Bautista (PTA President), Cilina S. Onanat, Emily Batio-an, Joseph A. Talabis (School Governing Council Chairman), Rowena P. Catalino (Barangay Tanod), and Josephine L. Pumatung (Barangay Tanod)

To all of you, THANK YOU and May God Bless you a thousandfold!!!"