LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Lone Benguet District Rep. Eric Yap said that funds for the construction of some ten additional schoolbuildings in various public schools in the province were sourced out from the national government to help bring education closer to the remote communities.
The lawmaker pointed out that education when used right will definitely contribute in improving the lives of people and that will also translate to the improvement of the communities to a better situation.
Among the schools that will benefit from the funding support from the national government include the Tacadang National High School in Kibungan with a 2-storey building with 2 classrooms; Ambangeg National High School in Bokod – 3-storey building with 13 classrooms plus a science laboratory; Loo National High School in Buguias – 4-storey building with 8 classrooms; Liang Primary School in Itogon – 2 -story building with 4 classrooms; Gov. Bado Dangwa Agro-Industrial School in Kapangan – 3 story building with 15 classrooms; Taneg Elementary School in Mankayan – 3-storey building with 15 classrooms and Indaoac Elementary School in tuba – 2-storey building with 6 classrooms.
He claimed that the proposed construction of the additional schoolbuildings is aside from the earlier construction of some schoolbuildings in a number of public schools provincewide that started last year and will be completed the soonest.
Among the schoolbuildings that are undergoing construction and are about to be completed through the initiative Yap include the Ambiong National High School in La Trinidad – 4-storey building with 10 classrooms and Sinipsip National High School in Buguias – 3-storey building with 9 classrooms.
According to him, there will come a time that all children in the remote villages of the province will be able to access quality education from the nearest school established within their communities.
Yap underscored that to be able to guarantee the accessibility of quality education, there is a need to strengthen the presence of public schools in the communities to provide the basic education needs of the youth in preparation for their higher level of education in their chosen schools inside and outside the province.
He assured incoming college students that they will be granted additional benefits from the government for this year where his office is currently working these out with concerned government agencies.
Yap emphasized that education is the key to a bright future for the youth and he will work hard to ensure that Benguet will get its rightful share from the available resources of the government to bring education closer to the people in the rural areas around the province.
Moreover, he said that the construction of additional schoolbuildings in strategic areas will remain as one of the major priorities of his office in the allocation of the available resources from concerned government agencies so that children can attend classes and complete their basic education and move on to their desired higher level of studies. By Dexter A. See
