Bright Light For Life Society Foundation, Inc.

When Forces Strikes!
Bright Light for Life Society Foundation and SJMHS Batch 84
Joint Forces in
BRIGADA ESKWELA!

In Preparation to the opening of 2008-2009 school year, The Bright Light For Life Society Foundation, Incorporated, in cooperation with the SJMHS Batch 84 repaired and repainted the Zamora Building, Ground Floor of San Juan National/Municipal High School, specifically the Mini-stage which was also built by them 2 years ago. The said project was an answer of the Bright Light For Life Society Foundation and SJMHS Batch 84 to the plea of the school Principal Mrs. Depaudhon to join the 2008 Brigada Eskwela.

            Brigada Eskwela is a yearly activity of Department of education started in 2003 after the new set of education officials discovered that the national government’s budget allocates a measly sum for the upkeep of the country’s more than 21,000 public elementary and high schools. It’s one of the more innovative measures the Department of Education has come up with to address the lack of resources that perennially besets the sector.

In its first year, Brigada Eskwela spruced up 12,533 schools, with the community donating P392 million in materials. In 2004, donors plunked down P717 million on 16,086 schools. Last year, some P2.3B worth of support from the community were documented.

It has been noted that no cash donations are accepted during the event, materials for cleaning, repair and beautification can be contributed.

            The Education Chief instructed all public elementary and secondary school heads to organize local school maintenance support from parents, local businesses, school board, LGUs, socio-civic groups, private individuals and organizations.

            Regional and division offices are directed to synchronize the implementation of the School-Based Repair and Maintenance Scheme (SBRMS) with the Brigada Eskwela Program to ensure maximum imopact of these two support programs initiated by DepEd

            Nationwide Success of Brigada Eskwela was seen in San Juan National High School. The said project was also participated by representative of different Batches of San Juan Municipal/National High School, Parents and Teachers Association (PTA), Supreme Student Government of the said school, student of the said school and other groups.

            Moreover, the repaired and repainted Zamora Hall done by Bright Light For Life Society Foundation, Inc. and the Batch 84's members and their scholars looks better now. The scholars headed by Carlo Burlongan promised to maintain the cleanliness of the said area.

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"SAVE MOTHER EARTH FROM HUMANITY'S GREED"

The Bright Light For Life Society Foundation, Inc. has recently concluded a seminar on ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS with a theme “Save mother earth from humanity’s greed”. Guest Speaker wowed the participants with his remarkable method of teaching. The Audio Visual presentation used in his lecture was another factor why it was so appreciated. Mrs. Cruz, San Juan National High School ‘s science head- teacher who attended the seminar told us that she was really impressed with the guest speaker because in just 2 hours, Mr. Pinlac clearly taught a lesson that is usually taken up in the classroom for many sessions .

Mrs. Lolita Carpio, Guidance Counselor III and coordinator of Values Education also stated that there was no dull moment as the seminar progress. Students also expressed that they were hesitant to attend the seminar because of its topic. However, after the seminar, they realized that attending the seminar gave them pleasure of learning the way they wanted it.


Pete Pinlac, President of (MKP) Manggagawa ng Kumonikasyon ng Pilipinas, or the PLDT Labor Union, is also the Chairperson of MAKABAYAN and he has been a resource speaker of Global and National Environmental Situation worldwide.

Coincided with the affair is the Poster Making contest with the same theme. Philip Julius Liboon and Gideon Cesar Balana bagged the 1^st Prize while Hameeda Cadalay and Jeffrey Torres bagged 2^nd and 3^rd Place respectively.

          All participants of the poster-making contest did not go home empty handed because of the gift packs presented by Century Tuna and Psalmstre-New Placenta.

Foods and certificate were given to all students and participants of the seminar before it ended.

The project was in cooperation of SJHNS-SHMHS Batch ’84 and in collaboration with Bright Light for Life Club of SJNHS and Values and Guidance Department of San Juan National High School. Century Tuna and Psalmstre-New Placenta are the main sponsors of the highly appreciated event.

True to its vision and mission, the foundation will launch more seminars that would be very informative, educational and socially relevant.

-juanis kipler

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SEMINAR ON LAW ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN CONCLUDED

The Bright Light for Life Society Foundation, Inc. and SJMHS-SJNHS Batch '84 in cooperation of San Juan National High School Values Department and Bright Light for Life Club recently concluded a seminar on LAW ON ANTI-VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN. The seminar that was attended by the scholars of the Bright Light for Life for Life Society Foundation and students of SJNHS was held at the Audio Visual Room (AVR) of the said institution.



            The speaker of the seminar was ATTY. VIRGINIA SUAREZ-PINLAC. She has been in legal practice for twelve(12) years. 8 years of her legal practice are focused mainly on the labor rights, believing fervently that labor rights are human rights. While “human rights” give a man his humanity and essence , it is actually labor that gives him dignity.

            As a labor lawyer, she have been exposed to the abuses committed to labor workers, both men and women--- from non-implementation of labor standards laws, which includes underpayment of salary and non-payments of overtime and holiday premiums, work discriminations------ to Unfair labor Practices or gross violations of the workers’ right to self-organization, harassment in picket lines and strike areas.

            She has been the Labor lawyer of several unions, such as DIGITEL and several unions in Central Luzon Ecozones; She is the union lawyer of Landbak and in fact handled the very first and landmark case on Anti-Money Laundering involving the Tax SCAM worth 26B; she is also the lawyer/legal consultant of several organizations such as the teachers’ organization- ASSERT; workers’ alliance center – MAKABAYAN; national women’s group called KAISA – KA, where she is also the National Spokesperson; She is the lawyer of several water districts such as the ones in Malolos and BAtangas She is the Executive Director and Chief Legal Counsel of LAWS and   She is also the former lawyer of unions in Prudential Bank and Mandarin Hotel;



            For the last four years, she has expanded her services and involved herself to the struggles and causes of women and children aside from continuing her labor legal services: thus, she has been involved in protecting women’s rights, specifically protecting them from any form of sexual harassment in the workplace and has been actively giving lectures on domestic violence committed against women and children.

            Likewise, she is handling the case of Malaya Lolas--- a group of comfort women.

            At present, she is actively participating in the campaign against Wars and Militarism including military prostitution, dislocation of women, environmental destruction, violence against women in situation of armed conflict as well as Environmental and energy issues, specifically the Liguasan Marsh- Pulangi Dam project in the Mindanao Island and the anti-Coal Plant campaigns. She is in fact one of the composite member of the Task Force Subic Rape that handle the case of Nicole---m the one raped by the US Servicemen. She is part of Citizen Council for Human Rights and personally joined the Fact-finding Mission on Extra-Judicial Killings in Central Luzon.

Now, she is part of the Fact-Finding Team to document the Visiting Forces Agreement and Balikatan Exercises in Mindanao. She is also slated to represent women sector in the Senate Hearing on the Australia Visiting Forces Agreement.



            The students and scholars who attended the seminar enlightened     about the LAW ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN vow to invite friends and their family once the foundation set the seminar in different Barangay of San Juan.



        Come February 21, Bright Light for Life Society Foundation, Inc. and SJMHS-SJNHS in cooperation with San Juan National High School will be holding another seminar on INVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS/GLOBAL WARMING. Coincide with the event is a Poster Making Contest with the same theme.

(left pic) Atty. Virginia Suarez-Pinlac as she gives lecture to the students and scholars who attended the seminar. (right pic.) Some of the students who attended the seminar in 1 moment.

THIS RIVER IS OURS... LET'S SAVE IT!

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in our seminar on
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
(Save mother earth
from humanitys greed)

Another Project of
Bright Light For Life Society Foundation, Inc. and
SJNHS-SJMHS Batch '84
in cooperation with
San Juan National High School and
Bright Light for Life Club

For Inquiries please call:
(632)716-1823 or 0922-8161788
or email us at
brightlight4life@yahoo.com

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