Catarman, Northern Samar-The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Northern Samar 1st District Engineering Office (DEO) recently completed a one-storey,2-classroom school building at Bobon Central Elementary School in Brgy. Sta. Clara, Bobon, Northern Samar.
The project which has a total floor area of 174.76 square meters, includes plumbing works and fixtures, electrical works, removal of obstruction/structure.
District Engineer Alvin A. Ignacio emphasized that the new building will help address the lack of classrooms and ease concerns over the school’s old and dilapidated structures by providing learners with a safer and more conducive learning environment.
DE Ignacio added that the school building features reinforced concrete gutters, a PWD-accessible ramp with handrails, window grills on the front and rear, a parapet wall, and toilet in every classroom for the convenience of both students and teachers.
Bobon Central Elementary School Principal Dr. Ma. Ethel B. Ricafort expressed gratitude for the newly constructed two-classroom, typhoon-resilient building, saying it will provide a safer and more conducive learning environment for primary grade learners and help improve the school’s learning system.
“This one building,2-classroom which is very very demanding for the type of classroom built in our school because it is a typhoon resilient building. This will be occupied by our primary grade learners, with around 30 pupils in each classroom and so we are happy and grateful that we are given this chance to have this building. Our pupils, our learners will be adapting a new style of classroom which will be a big help to the learning system of our school. We will not be thinking that our pupils will be suffering from such hazards brought by this natural phenomenon. Most of our buildings here are old and dilapidated but now through this building given to us, probably this will make a big change and a chance for our learners to experience the new style of buildings because it has amenities.” Dr. Ricafort stated.
The project, with a total cost of P5.93 million, was funded under the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Basic Educational Facilities Fund (BEFF) FY 2025.
(ANALIZA PABIA/PR)
