![Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and other officials, paint school chairs during the kick-off of 2024 Brigada Eskwela with the theme 'Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan,' at Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City on July 20, 2024. Meanwhile, employees of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, with support from various civic groups, conduct their own Brigada Eskwela activities inside the Manuel G. Araullo High School at United Nations Avenue in Manila. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts, and resources to ensure that public schools are all set for school opening. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE AND MIKE ALQUINTO](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2024/07/20/377077.jpg)
Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and other officials, paint school chairs during the kick-off of 2024 Brigada Eskwela with the theme ‘Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan,’ at Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City on July 20, 2024. Meanwhile, employees of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, with support from various civic groups, conduct their own Brigada Eskwela activities inside the Manuel G. Araullo High School at United Nations Avenue in Manila. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts, and resources to ensure that public schools are all set for school opening. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE AND MIKE ALQUINTO
![Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and other officials, paint school chairs during the kick-off of 2024 Brigada Eskwela with the theme 'Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan,' at Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City on July 20, 2024. Meanwhile, employees of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, with support from various civic groups, conduct their own Brigada Eskwela activities inside the Manuel G. Araullo High School at United Nations Avenue in Manila. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts, and resources to ensure that public schools are all set for school opening. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE AND MIKE ALQUINTO](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2024/07/20/377078.jpg)
Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and other officials, paint school chairs during the kick-off of 2024 Brigada Eskwela with the theme ‘Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan,’ at Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City on July 20, 2024. Meanwhile, employees of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, with support from various civic groups, conduct their own Brigada Eskwela activities inside the Manuel G. Araullo High School at United Nations Avenue in Manila. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts, and resources to ensure that public schools are all set for school opening. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE AND MIKE ALQUINTO
![Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and other officials, paint school chairs during the kick-off of 2024 Brigada Eskwela with the theme 'Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan,' at Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City on July 20, 2024. Meanwhile, employees of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, with support from various civic groups, conduct their own Brigada Eskwela activities inside the Manuel G. Araullo High School at United Nations Avenue in Manila. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts, and resources to ensure that public schools are all set for school opening. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE AND MIKE ALQUINTO](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2024/07/20/377079.jpg)
Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and other officials, paint school chairs during the kick-off of 2024 Brigada Eskwela with the theme ‘Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan,’ at Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City on July 20, 2024. Meanwhile, employees of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, with support from various civic groups, conduct their own Brigada Eskwela activities inside the Manuel G. Araullo High School at United Nations Avenue in Manila. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts, and resources to ensure that public schools are all set for school opening. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE AND MIKE ALQUINTO
![Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and other officials, paint school chairs during the kick-off of 2024 Brigada Eskwela with the theme 'Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan,' at Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City on July 20, 2024. Meanwhile, employees of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, with support from various civic groups, conduct their own Brigada Eskwela activities inside the Manuel G. Araullo High School at United Nations Avenue in Manila. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts, and resources to ensure that public schools are all set for school opening. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE AND MIKE ALQUINTO](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2024/07/20/377080.jpg)
Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and other officials, paint school chairs during the kick-off of 2024 Brigada Eskwela with the theme ‘Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan,’ at Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City on July 20, 2024. Meanwhile, employees of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, with support from various civic groups, conduct their own Brigada Eskwela activities inside the Manuel G. Araullo High School at United Nations Avenue in Manila. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts, and resources to ensure that public schools are all set for school opening. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE AND MIKE ALQUINTO
![Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and other officials, paint school chairs during the kick-off of 2024 Brigada Eskwela with the theme 'Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan,' at Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City on July 20, 2024. Meanwhile, employees of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, with support from various civic groups, conduct their own Brigada Eskwela activities inside the Manuel G. Araullo High School at United Nations Avenue in Manila. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts, and resources to ensure that public schools are all set for school opening. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE AND MIKE ALQUINTO](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2024/07/20/377081.jpg)
Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and other officials, paint school chairs during the kick-off of 2024 Brigada Eskwela with the theme ‘Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan,’ at Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City on July 20, 2024. Meanwhile, employees of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, with support from various civic groups, conduct their own Brigada Eskwela activities inside the Manuel G. Araullo High School at United Nations Avenue in Manila. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts, and resources to ensure that public schools are all set for school opening. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE AND MIKE ALQUINTO
![Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and other officials, paint school chairs during the kick-off of 2024 Brigada Eskwela with the theme 'Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan,' at Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City on July 20, 2024. Meanwhile, employees of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, with support from various civic groups, conduct their own Brigada Eskwela activities inside the Manuel G. Araullo High School at United Nations Avenue in Manila. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts, and resources to ensure that public schools are all set for school opening. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE AND MIKE ALQUINTO](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2024/07/20/377082.jpg)
Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and other officials, paint school chairs during the kick-off of 2024 Brigada Eskwela with the theme ‘Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan,’ at Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City on July 20, 2024. Meanwhile, employees of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, with support from various civic groups, conduct their own Brigada Eskwela activities inside the Manuel G. Araullo High School at United Nations Avenue in Manila. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts, and resources to ensure that public schools are all set for school opening. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE AND MIKE ALQUINTO
![Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and other officials, paint school chairs during the kick-off of 2024 Brigada Eskwela with the theme 'Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan,' at Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City on July 20, 2024. Meanwhile, employees of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, with support from various civic groups, conduct their own Brigada Eskwela activities inside the Manuel G. Araullo High School at United Nations Avenue in Manila. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts, and resources to ensure that public schools are all set for school opening. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE AND MIKE ALQUINTO](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2024/07/20/377083.jpg)
Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and other officials, paint school chairs during the kick-off of 2024 Brigada Eskwela with the theme ‘Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan,’ at Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City on July 20, 2024. Meanwhile, employees of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, with support from various civic groups, conduct their own Brigada Eskwela activities inside the Manuel G. Araullo High School at United Nations Avenue in Manila. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts, and resources to ensure that public schools are all set for school opening. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE AND MIKE ALQUINTO
![Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and other officials, paint school chairs during the kick-off of 2024 Brigada Eskwela with the theme 'Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan,' at Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City on July 20, 2024. Meanwhile, employees of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, with support from various civic groups, conduct their own Brigada Eskwela activities inside the Manuel G. Araullo High School at United Nations Avenue in Manila. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts, and resources to ensure that public schools are all set for school opening. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE AND MIKE ALQUINTO](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2024/07/20/377084.jpg)
Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and other officials, paint school chairs during the kick-off of 2024 Brigada Eskwela with the theme ‘Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan,’ at Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City on July 20, 2024. Meanwhile, employees of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, with support from various civic groups, conduct their own Brigada Eskwela activities inside the Manuel G. Araullo High School at United Nations Avenue in Manila. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts, and resources to ensure that public schools are all set for school opening. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE AND MIKE ALQUINTO
![Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and other officials, paint school chairs during the kick-off of 2024 Brigada Eskwela with the theme 'Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan,' at Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City on July 20, 2024. Meanwhile, employees of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, with support from various civic groups, conduct their own Brigada Eskwela activities inside the Manuel G. Araullo High School at United Nations Avenue in Manila. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts, and resources to ensure that public schools are all set for school opening. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE AND MIKE ALQUINTO](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2024/07/20/377085.jpg)
Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and other officials, paint school chairs during the kick-off of 2024 Brigada Eskwela with the theme ‘Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan,’ at Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City on July 20, 2024. Meanwhile, employees of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, with support from various civic groups, conduct their own Brigada Eskwela activities inside the Manuel G. Araullo High School at United Nations Avenue in Manila. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts, and resources to ensure that public schools are all set for school opening. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE AND MIKE ALQUINTO
![Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and other officials, paint school chairs during the kick-off of 2024 Brigada Eskwela with the theme 'Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan,' at Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City on July 20, 2024. Meanwhile, employees of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, with support from various civic groups, conduct their own Brigada Eskwela activities inside the Manuel G. Araullo High School at United Nations Avenue in Manila. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts, and resources to ensure that public schools are all set for school opening. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE AND MIKE ALQUINTO](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2024/07/20/377086.jpg)
Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and other officials, paint school chairs during the kick-off of 2024 Brigada Eskwela with the theme ‘Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan,’ at Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City on July 20, 2024. Meanwhile, employees of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, with support from various civic groups, conduct their own Brigada Eskwela activities inside the Manuel G. Araullo High School at United Nations Avenue in Manila. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts, and resources to ensure that public schools are all set for school opening. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE AND MIKE ALQUINTO
![Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and other officials, paint school chairs during the kick-off of 2024 Brigada Eskwela with the theme 'Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan,' at Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City on July 20, 2024. Meanwhile, employees of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, with support from various civic groups, conduct their own Brigada Eskwela activities inside the Manuel G. Araullo High School at United Nations Avenue in Manila. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts, and resources to ensure that public schools are all set for school opening. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE AND MIKE ALQUINTO](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2024/07/20/377087.jpg)
Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and other officials, paint school chairs during the kick-off of 2024 Brigada Eskwela with the theme ‘Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan,’ at Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City on July 20, 2024. Meanwhile, employees of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, with support from various civic groups, conduct their own Brigada Eskwela activities inside the Manuel G. Araullo High School at United Nations Avenue in Manila. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts, and resources to ensure that public schools are all set for school opening. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE AND MIKE ALQUINTO
![Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and other officials, paint school chairs during the kick-off of 2024 Brigada Eskwela with the theme 'Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan,' at Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City on July 20, 2024. Meanwhile, employees of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, with support from various civic groups, conduct their own Brigada Eskwela activities inside the Manuel G. Araullo High School at United Nations Avenue in Manila. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts, and resources to ensure that public schools are all set for school opening. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE AND MIKE ALQUINTO](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2024/07/20/377088.jpg)
Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and other officials, paint school chairs during the kick-off of 2024 Brigada Eskwela with the theme ‘Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan,’ at Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City on July 20, 2024. Meanwhile, employees of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, with support from various civic groups, conduct their own Brigada Eskwela activities inside the Manuel G. Araullo High School at United Nations Avenue in Manila. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts, and resources to ensure that public schools are all set for school opening. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE AND MIKE ALQUINTO
![Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and other officials, paint school chairs during the kick-off of 2024 Brigada Eskwela with the theme 'Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan,' at Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City on July 20, 2024. Meanwhile, employees of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, with support from various civic groups, conduct their own Brigada Eskwela activities inside the Manuel G. Araullo High School at United Nations Avenue in Manila. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts, and resources to ensure that public schools are all set for school opening. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE AND MIKE ALQUINTO](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2024/07/20/377089.jpg)
Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and other officials, paint school chairs during the kick-off of 2024 Brigada Eskwela with the theme ‘Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan,’ at Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City on July 20, 2024. Meanwhile, employees of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, with support from various civic groups, conduct their own Brigada Eskwela activities inside the Manuel G. Araullo High School at United Nations Avenue in Manila. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts, and resources to ensure that public schools are all set for school opening. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE AND MIKE ALQUINTO
![Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and other officials, paint school chairs during the kick-off of 2024 Brigada Eskwela with the theme 'Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan,' at Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City on July 20, 2024. Meanwhile, employees of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, with support from various civic groups, conduct their own Brigada Eskwela activities inside the Manuel G. Araullo High School at United Nations Avenue in Manila. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts, and resources to ensure that public schools are all set for school opening. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE AND MIKE ALQUINTO](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2024/07/20/377090.jpg)
Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Tulfo and other officials, paint school chairs during the kick-off of 2024 Brigada Eskwela with the theme ‘Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan,’ at Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City on July 20, 2024. Meanwhile, employees of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, with support from various civic groups, conduct their own Brigada Eskwela activities inside the Manuel G. Araullo High School at United Nations Avenue in Manila. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide school maintenance program that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts, and resources to ensure that public schools are all set for school opening. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE AND MIKE ALQUINTO