Negros Oriental has joined the roster of local governments that partnered with the The Entire Nation Moves (TEN Moves!) campaign to help the government address the classroom gap in the country.
The TEN Moves campaign was launched in the province on Oct. 26 at the Negros Oriental Convention Center. Around 500 teachers, students, and representatives from local government units attended the event.
Gov. Roel Degamo said the provincial government’s partnership with TEN Moves is an affirmation of Negros Oriental’s commitment to closing the classroom gap while developing young leaders who will continue working for quality education.
The provincial government has built more than 40 classrooms and plans to build 30 more under its partnership with TEN Moves.
Ayala Foundation Senior Director Mario Deriquito said the campaign is an opportunity to showcase the power of unity across organizations, generations and cities.
“With the launch of TEN Moves in Negros Oriental, we hope to continue expanding the project’s reach in Visayas and engage more universities to harness the students and faculty to support our vision for improving education.”
Ayala Foundation is one of the primary movers of the campaign.
Under the campaign, donors are encouraged to donate P300 a month for 10 months to help build the construction of 10,000 classrooms under TEN Moves.
Students of Silliman University have already pledged P150,000 as initial donation to the campaign, while the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation of Negros Oriental committed P5,000.
The League of Student Governments in the province also vowed to donate to the campaign the proceeds of their various fundraising activities.
As of September this year, a total of 2,897 classrooms have been pledged for Bayanihang Pampaaralan, the mother campaign of TEN Moves. Of the total, some 1,126 classrooms have been built.
To date, over P18 million in donations and pledged have been raised for the classrooms, according to a statement from the TEN Moves campaign.