In order to promote goodwill amongst the local folk, the Naval Construction Brigade of the Philippine Navy and their American counterparts are building and repairing public school facilities this month as part of this year’s Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercises.
The students and teachers of Look National High School in Barangay Look, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, are now using a newly-constructed single-room school house due to the joint efforts of the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 of the US Navy and their Filipino counterparts, otherwise known as Seabees. In addition, the RP-US Seabees cooperated together to restore the school’s roofing to their original condition
The chosen beneficiary, Look National High School in Barangay Look, Lapu-Lapu City in Cebu, has a new single-room school house, thanks to the joint efforts of the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 of the US Navy and their Filipino counterparts, otherwise known as Seabees. In addition, the RP-US Seabees pooled their resources to restore the school’s roofing to their original condition.
This joint project by the Filipino and American Seabees improves the plight of more than 500 high school students and 12 teachers who are currently using insufficient facilities for their vastly increasing student population. Taking part in this project are 25 Philippine Navy Seabees from the Bonifacio Naval Station in Taguig City and 25 US Navy Seabees from their US Navy Base in Okinawa, Japan.
CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually between the Philippine Navy and the US Navy to enhance regional cooperation, promote understanding between participating military forces and continue to develop operational readiness of participating forces.
