Inauguration of 81st Petron School

Petron continues to fuel hope for Tacloban

Press Release
July 15, 2015

TACLOBAN CITY – Industry leader Petron Corporation today welcomed hundreds of school children to their new classrooms when it inaugurated the Petron School in Tacloban City.

This brings to 81 Petron Schools that Petron has built throughout the Philippines since 2002, providing over 160 classrooms to directly benefit 10,000 students. These facilities support the Department of Education’s Adopt-A-School program and contribute much needed venues for education in overcrowded public schools in the country or those that have been severely damaged by major calamities.

The Petron School adds two new classrooms in Anibong Elementary School in Tacloban City’s Barangay 68. The typhoon-resilient facility comes complete with chairs and tables for students and teachers, ceiling fans, and a restroom per classroom.

Tacloban City officials led by Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez were joined in the simple inauguration ceremony by DepEd Superintendent Dr. Gorgonio Diaz, Jr., School Principal Mrs. Josefina Tanpiengco, PTA President, Barangay 68 Chair Ma Rosario Bactol.

“Petron continues to reaffirm its commitment to nation building, especially in areas where we have a major presence,” said Petron AVP for Corporate Affairs and Petron Foundation General Manager Charmaine V. Canillas. “We have been a part of Tacloban, and our sense of community deepened in the aftermath of one of the country’s worst calamities. Beyond the relief efforts, we hope that our programs such as the Petron School will help the city not only rise from the tragedy but fully develop and progress.”