DEUTSCHE Bank Ag Manila and SM Prime Holdings strengthened their social responsibility partnership with the inauguration a school building built in Barangay San Pedro, Pateros. The Pateros Elementary School is the recipient of a two-story, four-classroom school building complete with books, computers &health kits for kindergarten pupils. Aside from blackboards, teachers’ tables, electric fans and student chairs, a toilet with running water is provided for in each classroom. The school was chosen as beneficiary as it was badly in need of additional classrooms based on data from the DepEd. Because of the lack of classrooms, pupils attend classes in shifts.

According to Atty. Rhoneil Fajardo, CFO of Deutsche Bank AG Manila, who represented the bank during the official turn-over of the school to the DepEd, local government of Pateros and the school head, “upliftment of education is a big passion of Deutsche Bank in the Philippines.” Employees of Deutsche Bank have painted murals in the classrooms during week-ends making it “a platform of enriching good values, love of environment and love of country.”

SM Foundation Inc. Executive Director for Education Carmen Linda Atayde said the school building project in Pateros is the 55th school building built through the foundation.