101st Little Red Schoolhouse donated to Santa Rosa, Laguna

MANILA, Philippines - The Coca-Cola Company officially turned over the 101st Little Red Schoolhouse to Caingin Elementary School located at Santa Rosa, Laguna. Seencutting the ribbon as part of the ceremonial turnover of the school to the Department of Education are (from left): Bill Schultz, CEO of Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines; Hereberto Jose Miranda, SDS, from the Department of Education (DepEd); Pinky Aquino-Abellada, chairperson of Aklat, Gabay at Aruga Tungo sa Pag-angat at Pag-asa (AGAPP) Foundation; Santa Rosa Mayor Arlene Arcillas; and Guillermo Aponte, chairman of Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines and president and general manager of Coca-Cola Philippines. The school is part of the LRS-Silid Pangarap project in partnership with Aklat, Gabay at Aruga Tungo sa Pag-Angat at Pag-Asa (AGAPP) Foundation. This marks the first school turned over by Coca-Cola after celebrating 100 years in the Philippines. “Our mission at Coca-Cola is to refresh the world and inspire moments of happiness. One of the ways we do this for the communities we serve is through education,” said Guillermo Aponte. “Providing classrooms that Filipino kids need to complete their elementary education gives the next generation the tools to be the country’s future leaders.” The LRS project is a flagship program of the Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines, the social investment arm of Coca-Cola Philippines. It was launched in 1997 to support the Department of Education’s call for private sector participation in addressing the severe classroom shortage in public schools.