Exactly a month yesterday since assuming office, Gov. Edgar M. Chatto has continued receiving words of gratitude and recognition for his work as the then congressman of the First District.
This time, the grateful expression came from the teachers and parents of the students of Pilar Technical Vocational High School.
The school, a pilot project of the Australian-funded Strengthening Basic Education in the Visayas (STRIVE) program, got an additional aid of P200,000 from Chatto who was then a congressman.
The Chatto fund built the rest rooms of the school’s 80-bed dormitory called Sagup Balay Eskwela, which is a component project under the STRIVE.
The facility now houses students who are children of families in the poverty threshold and those who are from areas far from the school. They only pay a very minimal cost.
Because of the generosity of the then First District congressman, the students have been able to stay in a dormitory, according to the board resolution of the Parents-Teachers Association (PTA).
The teachers and parents expressed their heartfelt gratitude for the Chatto support to the school, which is in a Third District town outside his congressional turf.
The PTA equally thanked Australian government for its support thru the STRIVE project, which aims at reducing the number of out-of-school youths, ensuring the delivery of quality education.
The STRIVE seeks to prevent more “SARDOs” or “Students At Risk of Dropping Out.” It motivates them to better their academic performances.
The same can be said of the governor’s vision for a well-educated citizenry, according to the teachers.
They said Chatto firmly believes that education is an essential tool for development as evident in his Bohol prosperity agenda. (LEAH/EDCom)
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