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Raphael Bosano

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<p>MANILA — With classes set to resume next week, parents, teachers, students, volunteers, and various organizations are working together to ensure schools are clean, safe, and ready to welcome millions of learners back to the classroom.</p><p>At the Eugenio Lopez Jr. Center for Media Arts Senior High School in Quezon City, volunteers spent Thursday repainting walls, dusting desks, sweeping hallways, and cleaning classrooms as part of this year&#x27;s Brigada Eskwela activities.</p><p>The initiative was led by the ABS-CBN Foundation, which mobilized employees and Star Magic artists in a show of community service ahead of the opening of classes. The effort reflects ABS-CBN&#x27;s longstanding commitment to serving Filipinos beyond the screen.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/2/stakeholders-support-k-to-3-foundational-learning-and-nurturing-care-act-1422"><strong>Stakeholders support K to 3 Foundational Learning and Nurturing Care Act</strong></a></div><p>“Kung hindi malinis at safe yung pupuntahan ng mga estudyante, hindi rin tama. Itong Brigada Eskwela ito yung elemento na kailangan para maging safe ang paaralan para sa mga estudyante at guro,” said ABS-CBN Foundation Operations Adviser Jun Dungo.</p><p>For many volunteers, the activity was more than just a cleanup drive. It was a way of helping create an environment where students can learn comfortably and safely throughout the school year.</p><p>With classes officially starting on Monday, some incoming Grade 11 students chose to spend part of their vacation helping prepare their future classrooms.</p><p>Among them was Shaira Santos, who saw Brigada Eskwela as an opportunity not only to contribute to the school&#x27;s preparations but also to meet some of her future classmates before the first day of classes.</p><p>“Gusto ko na papasok kami sa Lunes na makikita namin ang pinaghirapan at nilinis namin para sa panibagong school year,” she said.</p><p>The annual Brigada Eskwela program has long been seen as an example of how communities can come together to support education, with parents, students, alumni, local government units, private organizations, and volunteers contributing their time and resources.</p><p>For school officials, the annual cleanup drive highlights the reality that many of the challenges facing Philippine education cannot be solved by schools alone.</p><p>“Yung mga ganong klaseng problema, mga societal issues and problems, hindi siya masosolusyonan ng paaralan lang. Tulad nito, if you really want to provide a conducive learning environment, hindi pwedeng kami lang,” said Erwin Apostol, Grade 12 Coordinator of the ELJ Center for Media Arts Senior High School.</p><p>Apostol noted that addressing the country&#x27;s learning crisis requires participation from various sectors of society, with everyone contributing in ways both large and small.</p><p>As schools continue to recover from the disruptions brought by the pandemic and confront ongoing challenges in literacy, learning outcomes, and student welfare, partnerships between communities and educational institutions remain crucial.</p><div> </div><div><strong>POLICE DEPLOYMENT FOR SCHOOL OPENING</strong></div><p>Meanwhile, authorities are also preparing for the influx of students expected to return to campuses across Metro Manila.</p><p>To ensure an orderly and peaceful opening of classes, the Philippine National Police (PNP) will deploy more than 4,000 personnel across the National Capital Region.</p><p>In a televised interview, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) spokesperson PMaj. Hazel Asilo said officers would be stationed in key areas to help maintain safety and manage traffic.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/1/angara-leads-brigada-eskwela-kickoff-in-agusan-del-norte-1352"><strong>Angara leads Brigada Eskwela kickoff in Agusan del Norte</strong></a></div><p>“Priority ang mga paaralan, transport terminals, pedestrian crossings and primary roads at mga lugar na nagkakaroon ng pagsisikip ng tao. Bukod sa mga paligid ng schools, meron sa kalsada para sa traffic management,” she said.</p><p>The NCRPO estimates that more than two million students will return to school on Monday, making it necessary to establish police assistance desks and deploy personnel in strategic locations throughout the region.</p><p>As the new school year begins, efforts from volunteers, educators, community groups, and law enforcement agencies underscore a shared goal of ensuring that students return not only to clean classrooms but also to a safe and supportive learning environment.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/l_TYa9hUXq8?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8To_NP98oOw?&amp;pp=0gcJCSgLAYcqIYzv&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>With classes set to resume next week, parents, teachers, students, volunteers, and various organizations are working together to ensure schools are clean, safe, and ready to welcome millions of learners back to the classroom.</p>

With classes set to resume next week, parents, teachers, students, volunteers, and various organizations are working together to ensure schools are clean, safe, and ready to welcome millions of learners back to the classroom.

Brigada Eskwela in full swing; NCRPO assures orderly start to school year

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Brigada Eskwela in full swing; NCRPO assures orderly start to school year

Raphael Bosano,

ABS-CBN News

Published June 04, 2026 04:18 PM PHT

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Updated June 04, 2026 04:27 PM PHT

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