2 Kapuso schools in Benguet receive 148 recycled chairs from GMA Kapuso Foundation sponsor
Two Kapuso schools in Benguet received a total of 148 recycled chairs from GMA Kapuso Foundation and Gardenia Bakeries Philippines through the Kapuso ng Kalikasan Project.
According to "24 Oras" on Wednesday, the Kapuso schools that benefitted through the project are Dagadag Elementary School in Mankayan and Cotcot-Talabis Elementary School in Buguias.
Per the report, the World Bank considered the Philippines a "sachet economy" due to Filipinos' wide use of plastic sachets. Citing data from 2019, the report said it is estimated that the Philippines consumes 163 million sachets every day.
Through the Kapuso ng Kalikasan Project, single-use plastic waste was recycled into school chairs for the benefit of the students.
"Itong single use plastic na ito, dinadala sa mga planta kung saan nililinis, tinutunaw, at ginagawang mga silya. Mas matibay na, mas nakatulong pa tayo sa ating mundo," said GMA Kapuso Foundation EVP & COO Rikki Escudero-Catibog.
The Kapuso school in Dagadag Elementary School was built in 2024 and the recycled chairs come at a time when the school needs it the most, as more students are enrolling in the school.
"Yearly na tumataaas 'yung enrollment mula noong 2022, sa 76 umabot sa 120. Itong upuan hindi po nadaragdagan," said Dagadag Elementary School teacher-in-charge Domondon Paydon En.
Students from kindergarten to grade 3 were also given school supplies and bread through the project.
A total of 148 recycled chairs were distributed to Dagadag Elementary School and Cotcot-Talabis Elementary School.
GMA Kapuso Foundation is also set to distribute recycled chairs in the Kapuso schools being constructed in Rizal.
For those who wish to support GMA Kapuso Foundation's projects, donations may be made via Metrobank, Land Bank, BDO, Bank of Commerce, UnionBank, PNB, Cebuana Lhuillier, GCash, Lazada, and Shopee. Visit the GMA Kapuso Foundation website for more information.
—CDC, GMA Integrated News
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