The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a new 3-storey building facility for the Philippine Army within the Camp O’ Donnell in Capas, Tarlac.
DPWH Secretary Mark A. Villar said that the P117 Million Army Leadership Development and Education Center (ALDEC) Phase I building is now ready for use by the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) of the Philippine Army.
Secretary Villar together with Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana, DPWH Senior Undersecretary Rafael C. Yabut, and TRADOC Commander Major General Cornelio H. Valencia Jr. led on Friday, May 14, 2021 the inauguration and handover ceremony of ALDEC Building which was also attended by key officials from the Philippine Army, DPWH Regional Office 3 headed by Regional Director Roseller Tolentino.
The new building will serve as a learning facility of the Philippine Army as it fulfills its mission of training and educating army forces to strengthen land warfare competencies.
The completed project which was funded under General Appropriations Act 2020 and implemented by the DPWH Region 3 Construction Division is intended as venue for the conduct of training on leadership, development and education will also house offices and a multi-purpose hall.
The building is equipped with generator set and water tank.
Other than the ALDEC Building, the DPWH in partnership with the Department of National Defense - Armed Forces of the Philippines (DND-AFP) under the Tatag ng Imprastraktura para sa Kapayapaan at Seguridad (TIKAS) Program also completed other support infrastructure at Camp O’Donnell to support TRADOC’s program for strengthening the skills and capabilities of the military.
Secretary Villar said that the Tarlac 2nd District Engineering Office which started to implement projects for TRADOC in 2019 has completed the training pool, classrooms and a mess hall for the School for Candidate Soldier (SCS), and an Army Transient Facility (ATF).
In 2020, the second phase of the concreting of TRADOC Road Networks was completed and additional funds amounting to P15 Million was released to ensure that the upgrading of the entirety of the road networks would be achieved, added Secretary Villar.
Strict compliance with the health and safety protocols was observed during the project inauguration and handover event.