Santiago City, Isabela—Chevron Philippines Inc., marketer of Caltex fuels and lubricants, in partnership with the Department of Education and Northern Star Energy Corp. have launched Caltex Fuel Your School in the Northeast Luzon at 3K Hotel in this city on Thursday.
“Education is everyone’s concern, not just the Department of Education, nor the students’ or the teachers.’ Most of us here already have careers but that doesn’t mean it’s not our concern anymore,” said CPI Manager for Corporate Affairs lawyer Raissa Bautista. "Caltex Fuel Your School aims to give high-need schools in the area the tools and equipment to boost the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math stream," Bautista stressed.
Caltex has committed to match every liter of fuel sale in participating Caltex stations with a one-peso donation to raise P3 million.
The total amount will be divided among the 30 public high schools selected based on criteria set by the DepEd.
A total of 40,662 public high school students and 1,638 of their teachers in Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva, Vizcaya, Quirino, Kalinga and Ifugao stand to benefit from Caltex Fuel Your School 2019.
The program “is intended to support and advance education by providing teachers with needed teaching supplies and equipment,” Northern Star COO Juan Miguel Delgado said.
“We are one with CPI in encouraging teachers to conduct classroom projects for STEM subjects to help prepare students who may be interested in these types of advanced technical jobs,” he added.
The high schools will receive P100,000 in modern learning tools and equipment to boost the STEM study stream, Delgado reiterated.
Starting June 1 until July 31, all motorists who fuel up in Caltex stations that belong to the Northern Star network in Cagayan Valley and portions of CAR will automatically help the regions’ 30 highest-need public high schools purchase much needed 21st-century teaching tools, he added.
There is no minimum fuel purchase required and all three Caltex products with Techron (Silver, Platinum, and Techron-D or Diesel) are covered by the fuel-to-donate scheme.
Motorists can still use their HappyPlus, Robinsons Rewards Card, or MVP Card to load on points while helping their local public high schools.
Receiving the grants are 15 National and Rural schools in Isabela, three National High Schools in Tuguegarao City, two National High Schools in Kalinga, four National and Comprehensive High School in Nueva Vizcaya, three National and Trade schools in the province of Cagayan, and three Science High Schools in the province of Ifugao.
This is the second straight year that Northern Star and Caltex, marketed by Chevron Philippines Inc. (CPI), are partnering to help drive education in the country. In 2018, Northern Star leveraged its network of 26 Caltex station in North Western Luzon to generate P3 million for the public high schools in the area.
This year, Northern Star is utilizing its 22 Caltex stations in Cagayan Valley to raise the P3 million in two months. Just like last year, Northern Star also donated P2 million pesos directly to Fuel Your School.
“Education is a vital pillar of a country. A country that’s on the road to progress is a country that has a progressive education. So, let’s drive learning. Let’s fuel your school,” Bautista said.
Caltex Fuel Your School started in 2015. Over the last four years, the campaign has been able to help 118 public high schools, 4,781 public high school teachers, and over 1.477 million public high school students in Metro Manila, Davao, Bicol, and Ilocos region.