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Felix Ocon Reports: Public Elementary School in Leyte Receives a Desktop Computer.
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 9:40 pm. View more pictures at Moveonphil.Org Computer Project 2005.
Hi Guys!
Good news to all!
Finally, we delivered a computer to the Pangasugan Elementary School at 12:00 Noon (March 14, 2005). The school is located in Barangay Pangasugan in Baybay, Leyte with an estimated population of 1,500. The school is on a hilltop with an area of 8,908 square meters. Currently, there are 190 students enrolled and six "educationally qualified" teachers. The main sources of income for the community are coconut, abaca, rootcrops and small parcels of ricefields.I spent the whole afternoon installing and rechecking the unit, installing useful software/programs, and running printout samples. I also spent some time visiting with the teachers and showing them the educational programs that were installed. So far the system is okay except for the printer. There is probably a problem with the printer which I will take care of on Monday as I was scheduled to get my E-card at GSIS in Tacloban.
The response from the teachers and school children was refreshing and worth remembering. Unfortunately I was not able to take photos especially during the transport where "big boys" (hehehe...gagmay gud doy nga mga bata) carried and lifted the monitor, CPU and printer up the hill where the school is located. They were very happy and didn't seem to mind the weight of the equipment. Wala na noon koy dala kay sila naman lang but it's quite good anyway because I was out of breath as I climbed the 200m stairs. Whew! But the experience was very rewarding knowing we can be of help to others, right?....All the sakit ng katawan, salty sweats and the growling stomach kay walay kaon all were vanished by the unending expressions of gratitude from teachers and students.
Unfortunately, the head teacher (Ms. Theresa Rabanos) was out attending a seminar but I was warmly welcomed by the OIC together with beautiful and energetic teachers (kay beautiful bitaw) and many pupils kay lunch break man. Well, I was not able to borrow a digicam for documentation purposes. However, I will return to the school this week to take pictures, pick up letter of appreciation from the head teacher and take the printer to Tacloban for replacement.
Indeed they were all very thankful to Move On Philippines. They asked me why I was the only one who came to deliver the computer. I told them na ang ila ipamasahe pag-oli sa Pinas aron pag-deliver sa unit i-donate nalang nila for another computer to other schools (hehehehe). All of them expressed their expectation that if other schools find out that they have received a donated PC, then those schools will also ask for MoveOnPhil's help to have their own too....hahahaha...na ma-stiff neck ta ani og balibad....joke lang. Anyway, I did not give them any assurance. I told them that, so far, this is our first computer project.
Later I will be reporting by attaching the documentation, acknowledgement letter from the principal and expense report on the purchase of the unit. God Bless and let's keep moving forward.
