DAVAO CITY — Vice President Sara Duterte thanked the Fraternal Order of Eagles for being a government’s counterpart in bringing social change to communities.

The Vice President also took an oath as a new member of the Davao Prime Builders Tagatugon Lady Eagle’s Club.

In her message to members of the Eagles Club, Duterte underscored that from its conception as fraternity, it has continually upheld “the principle of strong sense of family and community through service.”

“Over the years, your organization has gained recognition for its commitment to developing the leadership skills of your members, providing networking opportunities, and engaging your members with philanthropic works *that bring about social change,” Duterte said.

“Your acts of kindness have grown into a powerful force for good — spawning optimism and inspiring community members to be productive and better citizens, especially our children and the youth,” she added.

She also said the civic organization has helped the Office of the Vice President in responding to the needs of the people especially during calamities.

“Usually, ang mga satellite offices sa Office of the Vice President kung nanginahanglan mi ug force multipliers, og manginahanglan mi og assistance, ang amoang mga ginatawag mao ang mga members sa Eagles Club para mutabang sa amoa especially when we need to bring response and relief kung naay emergencies and calamities,” the new Eagle’s Club member said.

The organization’s ‘involvement in several social causes, Duterte said, ‘is a testament and a demonstration to dedication to social change.”

“It’s admirable how you so willingly pooled your resources to respond to certain issues and basic problems besetting underprivileged Filipinos like hunger and child malnutrition, poverty alleviation, homelessness, disaster preparedness and resiliency, and even peace and order,” she said.

The Vice President, who also sits as Department of Education Secretary, said the education sector is also welcoming partnership with other external organizations which are willing to contribute to the development of learners.

“If you are thinking about how to help in some more, the Department of Education is looking for partners sa atoang school-based feeding program because the budget that we have right now nga gi-approved is for just 120 days but sa atoang balaod sa school-based feeding program, we need to do it 220 days or for the entire school year nga nagasulod ang bata sa eskwelahan,” she said.

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