Army troopers surprise pupils with slippers, school supplies
by Rachelle M. Nessia
DUMAGUETE CITY, June 11 (PIA) --- When the pupils of Mabunga Elementary School in Brgy. Mabunga, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental came back to school for the first day of class on June 6, 2011, they were greeted with a surprise from the 11th Infantry Battalion (11IB) of the Philippine Army stationed in the city.
Troopers from 11IB marked the opening of classes this week by handing out 100 pairs of slippers and school supplies for pupils of said school under the battalion's "Bayanihan Para Sa Kabataan" project.
11IB Commander Lt. Col. Ramil Bitong and his wife, Elizabeth, personally led the distribution of the slippers and assorted school materials such as notebooks, pens, pad papers, and scissors, a statement from the battalion said.
The school's teacher-in-charge, Queenie Arenaza, said the pupils and their parents were delighted with the gesture shown by the 11IB soldiers.
Mabunga Brgy. Capt. Haijie Macalua also reportedly thanked the unit for selecting the barangay as the beneficiary of their "bayanihan" activities.
Earlier, the unit has sponsored a “Libreng Sakay Balik Eskwela” Program during the opening of the classes from June 6-8, 2011.
The troopers also completed the renovation of the faculty room of said school.
Aside from this, the 11IB will also sponsor a one-day educational tour for the school's Grade 6 pupils on June 24 under its flagship program dubbed "Bayanihan Para sa Edukasyon ng Mga Kabataan", a program that aims to promote education as the key to a brighter future and better community. (RMN/PIA Negros Oriental)
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Bayawan City teen joins Phil. Team Junior Azkals
by Rachelle M. Nessia
DUMAGUETE CITY, June 11 (PIA) --- The next football teenage sensation in the Philippines may very well come from Negros Oriental.
Ian Dannelle Eumague, 13, from Bayawan City, Negros Oriental was recently recruited to the Philippine Team Junior Azkals by Oliver Colina, head coach of the Philippine Football Federation Under 13.
Colina spotted Eumague's potential as goalkeeper during the Football Federation Under 13 tournament held recently in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental where the youngster played for Bayawan City's St. Agustine Academy high school football team.
Eumague is a freshman high school student in said academy.
Following the games in San Carlos City, the coach persuaded Eumague to join the Philippine Junior Azkals Team where he could be an asset, according to Bayawan City Information Officer Eli Manlangit.
Manlangit said Eumague is now training with the Junior Azkals Team in preparation for their upcoming tournament in Kota Kinnabalu in Malaysia during the Asian Football ConfederationUnder 13 Boys Festival Football 2011.
Under Coach Colina, who is also a Cebuano, the Little Azkals Team will go up against booters from Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Timor Leste and the host country, Malaysia.
“Ian Dannelle Eumague could very well serve as a living example for the youth who could tap his potentials to his advantage making himself, his family and his fellow Bayawanon very proud,” said Manlangit. (RMN/PIA Negros Oriental)