PNB NOL 2 joins Brigada Eskwela 2019

Under the leadership of Area Head Jeffrey C. Querubin, PNB Northern Luzon Area 2 conducted school cleanup and beautification activities in Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur and Abra.

The Northern Luzon Area 2 of Philippine National Bank (PNB NOL 2) showed its support to the Brigada Eskwela 2019 of the Department of Education which kicked off on May 20, 2019 with the theme: “Matatag na Bayan Para sa Maunlad na Paaralan”.

Under the leadership of Area Head Jeffrey C. Querubin, PNB NOL 2 conducted school cleanup and beautification activities in Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur and Abra.

The different PNB branches under NOL 2 also donated chairs, appliances, and construction materials to the schools.

In the spirit of Bayanihan, PNB Northern Luzon Area 2 made a commitment to fully support the annual Brigada Eskwela of the Department of Education.

The PNB NOL 2 Area Office, PNB Narvacan, PNB Vigan Florentino and PNB Vigan Quezon Avenue donated 200 pieces of hollow blocks, 15 bags of cement, 10 steel bars, one half load mixed sand and paint to the Rugsuanan Purok Elementary School.

PNB Candon National Highway donated 10 bags of cement to the Candon National High School. While, PNB Candon San Antonio Branch donated electric fans and paint to the Salcedo Central School.

PNB Laoag City-J. P. Rizal, PNB Laoag City-Castro, PNB Laoag Cash Center, PNB Ilocos Norte-Batac and PNB Ilocos Norte-Pasuquin donated at least 42 monoblock chairs to Pasuquin High School of Ilocos Norte.

In Abra, PNB Abra Bangued Magallanes and PNB Abra Bangued conducted cleaning and repainting of classrooms at the Abra National High School.

In the spirit of Bayanihan, PNB NOL 2 made a commitment to fully support the annual Brigada Eskwela to help ensure that the schools will remain child-friendly and conducive to learning.

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BARD NOTES: Happy bard-reading to Badoc ABC President Virgilio Calajate, Ilocos Norte Provincial Treasurer Josephine P. Calajate, INEC President Enrico Ruiz, INEC Director Joseph Vergel P. Calajate, Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer II Vic M. Ines, DAR Chief Administrative Officer Rudy Acacio, Ms. Genedine Domingo Jambaro and PNB Pasuquin Branch Manager Metty V. Guerrero.

Greetings also to the employees of JVC Consortium, AMA Laoag, Ilocos Norte Regional School of Fisheries, Laoag City PNP, DAR Ilocos Norte, DepEd Laoag, DepEd Ilocos Norte and PNB Pasuquin.

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