Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna advised students to study hard and finish their education in her visit to the city’s public school on the first day of classes early Tuesday morning.
Lacuna relayed her message among students of the Legarda Elementary School in Sampaloc the first leg of her tour around Manila schools.
Over 5,000 students gathered to welcome the mayor, who revealed that the said school is close to her heart.
According to Lacuna, she and her family lived in Sampaloc near the said school and her father, the late Manila Vice Mayor Danny Lacuna, graduated from it.
“That’s why I know that in the future, students here would turn out to be professionals,” she said.
The lady mayor went on to call on the students to study hard and fulfill the dream of their parents to see them graduate and get their diplomas, all the way to college.
“Vacation is over. It’s time to study again and fulfill the dreams of your parents for the good of the community and the country,” Lacuna stressed.
It was learned that the city government of Manila provided the students with free bags and school supplies, among others, even as the mayor also announced that their PE uniforms would follow soon.