DAVAO CITY—A public school in the Island Garden City of Samal (Igacos) is the recipient of a laboratory fully furnished for electrical installation and maintenance.
The Aboitiz-owned Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. installed the Electrical Installation and Maintenance (EIM) Laboratory at the Samal Senior High School in the Igacos. The donation is part of Davao Light and Aboitiz Foundation Inc.’s “Project e.Lab.”
The EIM laboratory includes the refurbishment and conversion of a classroom into a workshop and assessment facility, the Davao Light said in a statement. It would be used by high school learners taking up EIM course for them to become electricians and earn their National Certification from the Technical Education Skills Development Authority.
The Department of Education Region 11 recommended the school as a beneficiary because it has no facility for the said course.
Senior High School Principal Percival Villegas said the school was thankful for the laboratory installed in the school.
“This new EIM laboratory is more than just a physical structure; it is a symbol of our shared commitment to education and unwavering belief in the power of knowledge and transformed lives. It is a testament to our community’s unwavering spirit of collaboration and determination to provide all students with the very best possible learning environment,” he said during the formal turnover ceremony on May 9 at the EIM laboratory of the school.
Igacos Mayor Al David Uy said the project seeks to address the need of the community for skilled electricians who will support the island’s continuing progress. “Samal needs more skilled workers like you since a lot of businesses are still willing to invest in the island,” he said.
“We are equipping public schools with standard facilities to implement hands-on learning for students who wish to pursue a career in electrical works and engineering,” said Anton Perdices, chief operating officer of the AboitizPower Distribution Utilities.
He said a big chunk of the corporate social responsibility budget of the distribution utility was being allocated to support the Department of Education’s Technical Vocational Livelihood strand.
Since 2014, Davao Light and Aboitiz Foundation have donated EIM laboratories to 40 public schools. “This is in line with the company’s transformative goal to give rise to solutions that pave the way for the development of cities that enrich people’s lives and help them realize their dreams and with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 4, which is to provide quality education for all,” Perdices said.