The Manila Times

Marcos inspects fire-hit school

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. inspected on Wednesday the two newly completed school buildings at Francisco High School in Quezon City, which was previously hit by fire. The new buildings, one built by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), and the other funded by SM Supermalls, fulfill the president’s commitment to rebuild the school facilities damaged in the fire in June last year, the Presidential Communications Office said. ”So I’m very, very happy to come here. I’m a little bit surprised, I must say. I do not think that maybe in the last 30 years that we have seen such a building, a four-story, 60-classroom building built in eight months,” Marcos said. ”And we should all be very happy about that. We should all be very proud. And it should demonstrate very clearly what can be achieved when funding is used properly. Does not go into people’s pockets, but goes directly toward projects such as this,” he added. Completed four months ahead of schedule, the DPWH-built four-story Dao Building replaces the fire-damaged structure and now houses 36 classrooms. Meanwhile, the SM-funded Henry Sy Sr. Hall replaces the old Narra Building and adds 24 classrooms. San Francisco High School, which is among the largest public secondary schools in the country, serves around 6,800 learners.

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