KALIBO, Aklan- Seven municipalities in Aklan are renewed with hope from the devastation of typhoon Haiyan in 2013 as Globe Telecom premium postpaid brand Globe Platinum turned over new classrooms under its rehabilitation and rebuilding initiation dubbed as Noah's Ark to the Aklan provincial government in a ceremonial turnover session held at the New Washington Central Elementary School.
As part of its commitment to nation-building, Globe Platinum together with Globe Rewards, participated with Habitat for Humanity to construct classrooms in seven Aklan municipalities such as Libacao, Madalag, Banga, Batan, Altavas Balete and New Washington. The classrooms were funded through the generosity of Globe Platinum costumers and are built to double as evacuation sites with its capacity to hold a large number of people complete with toilet, bath and kitchen facilities.
The ceremonial turn over was attended by representatives from Globe, Habitat for Humanity, Department of Education and the local government offices of New Washington and Aklan. The LGUs expressed their appreciation to Globe Platinum and its generous costumers for driving the advocacy of giving and sharing to help others.
More than 5,000 students have benefited for the new classrooms. According to Aklan Governor Florencio Miraflores ," The students and communities of Aklan would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to Globe and its generous costumers who made Noah's Ark Project possible. It's wonderful to see how people's selfless generosity can create an enormous impact on so many lives."
The event was capped by a ribbon-cutting ceremony as Globe Platinum Director Kaisie Del Carmen and Habitat for Humanity Chief Marketing Officer Yvone Lih officially turned over the Noah's Ark classrooms to officials of the local and provincial government. A marker of thanks and grand mural of hope were also unveiled during the affair.
"We know how our costumers look for meaningful advocacies to support and we are glad that they were able to inspire their fellow Filipinos with renewed hope through the Noah's Ark Project. This is just the first of many more nation-building efforts we plan to to to give the gift of hope and inspiration to more Filipinos together with the collaborative efforts from our partners and costumers," says Del Carmen.
Apart from the ceremonial turn ove, the group also toured the school, participated in a community mural painting, and helped out in cleaning the classrooms in support of the Department of Education's Brigada Eskwela, a school maintenance and rehabilitation effort in preparation for the opening of classes.
Globe Platinum's Noah's Ark is one of several projects being undertaken by Globe as a development partner for Aklan under the Office of the Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation and Recovery (OPARR).
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