The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) – North Manila District Engineering Office recently announced the nearing completion of the construction of a school building for learners in Tondo, City of Manila.
According to District Engineer Gerard P. Opulencia, the four (4)-storey thirty-two (32)-classroom school building with an area of 13.50 x 95.00 meters is located at Magat Salamat Elementary with a contract cost of P 94.819 Million under DepEd’s Basic Educational Facilities Fund or BEFF 2017.
“The construction of these additional standard school buildings aim to provide an environment conducive to learning which has always been a top priority especially under President Duterte’s ‘Build, Build, Build’ Program.,” NCR Director Ador G. Canlas said.
Director Canlas said the new school building at Magat Salamat ES is expected to be completed on October 2019 and will house 32 classrooms for the growing population of 560 up to a maximum of 600 students built in replacement to the two (2)-storey school building just beside the boundary of another school, the Manuel L. Quezon ES along Perla Street.