SM Foundation builds new classrooms near Tacloban relocation sites

TACLOBAN CITY, April 26 (PNA) –- The SM Foundation has completed the construction of a two-storey four-classroom building at the campus of Northern Tacloban City National High School to answer the demand for more learning rooms due to massive relocation of families from danger zones to the northern part of the city.

Officials of SM Foundation, Deutsche Bank, AG Manila, city government, and the Department of Education inaugurated the project on Monday.

The school, which has a population of 630 students, is expected to accommodate 900 learners in the next academic year as more families move to new houses.

“This is very timely since we expect more enrollees starting June 2016,” said school principal Delia Soria.

Most of these students are from the villages of New Kawayan, Old Kawayan, Sto. Niño, Tagpuro, Suhi, and Sta. Elena.

Now on its fifth year, the school stands on a parcel of land, which is part of the Eastern Visayas Growth Center. Its location serves as the catch basin of the six service areas in the northern villages.

The Northern Tacloban City National High School is the 13th building built through a partnership of SM Foundation and Deutsche Bank AG Manila. The donors have built 52 classrooms in different parts of the country. (PNA)
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