ANGELES CITY Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. has distributed 66,073 bags with school supplies, T-shirts, and shoes to students in 49 public schools.
The distribution in the remaining four schools and 76 daycare centers will follow suit.
Vice Mayor Vicenta “Vicky” Vega-Cabigting, who assisted Mayor Lazatin during the distribution, congratulated the latter’s administration on a laudable project for young Angeleños.
Also joining the two officials during the distribution are City Councilors Atty. Arvin Suller, Dan Lacson, Edu Pamintuan, Alex Indiongco, JC Aguas, Marino Bañola, Raco Del Rosario, Alfie Bonifacio, Cris Cortez, and Jay Sangil; members of the Gender and Development Office led by Mina Cabiles, City Nutrition Office headed by Jermaine Jam Aguila, Angeles City Emergency Command Center led by Michael Lising, General Services Office headed by Evangeline Malonzo, and City Engineer Donato Dizon and staff.
This initiative of Lazatin also received positive feedback from Angeleno students, teachers, and parents.
Lazatin was welcomed with banners and thank you notes from the students every time he visited a public school.
He also received some tokens of appreciation such as chocolates, portraits, rosary, buko, and banana cakes from the students.
Dr. Irelyn Tamayo of DepEd Schools Division of Angeles City thanked the Lazatin administration for always thinking of the welfare of the learners and the public schools.