Tieto sponsors school building construction

CEBU, Philippines - Tieto Global Oy Philippine Branch is sponsoring the construction of a two-classroom building that will be built at the Bagalnga Elementary School in Compostela, Cebu.

The construction is a joint project between Tieto and World Vision International. A memorandum of agreement states that Tieto will financially support the construction of the classrooms.

Tieto country manager Jan-Olov Eriksson, World Vision International Associate Director Ernie Macabenta and Bagalnga Elementary School Principal Samuel Ponce led the groundbreaking ceremonies last January 27.

The school was identified as among the many schools in northern Cebu that were destroyed by the earthquake and typhoon that hit Central Visayas last year. With some of its classrooms declared unsafe, classes at the Bagalnga Elementary School are presently held in tents and makeshift classrooms. (FREEMAN)