4k students to benefit from multi-story schoolbuildings in 10 Cebu towns

Some 4,000 high school students stand to benefit from multi-story schoolbuildings being built in 10 Cebu towns, the provincial government said.

Construction has started with the buildings to be turned over by yearend, an article on the Cebu provincial government's website indicated.

“This is to help prepare for the implementation of the senior high school program starting school year 2016-2017 under the new K-12 curriculum of DepEd,” said Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) Educational Development Unit Executive Director Anthony Dignadice.

Dignadice said the classrooms will have an area of 7×9 meters. They can accommodate up to 60 students.

He also said RAFI is eyeing more school buildings including technical vocational facilities.

Representatives of the Cebu government, RAFI and Department of Education Cebu Division Superintendent Arden Monisit recently signed a memorandum of agreement for the P110-million project.

The project provides:

A two-story building with six classrooms for:

A three-story, nine-classroom building in:
A four-story school building with 12 classrooms in:
Under the project, the provincial government provided P39 million as counterpart funding.

"Local government units shall provide the logistical support while DepEd shall take care of the custody and maintenance of the completed school buildings," the provincial government said.  — Joel Locsin/LBG, GMA News