DPWH Southern Leyte steps up school opening readiness

MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, June 7 (PNA) -– The Department of Public Works and Highways Southern Leyte District Engineering Office (DPWH-SLDEO) joined the Brigada Eskwela by stepping up efforts to prepare classrooms, school grounds, and roads for the new academic year.

District Engineer Ma. Margarita C. Junia ordered about half of SLDEOs maintenance workers to participate in the week-long school preparation activities, heeding requests of the Department of Education (DepEd).

Junia asked maintenance engineers to coordinate with DepEd because many schools have asked for assistance to clean school grounds and repaint classrooms.

“Aside from preparing campuses, we are also repainting pedestrian lanes to ensure safety of students, and clear roads leading to schools from any obstructions,” she added.

The SLDEO’s all-out support to DepEd’s Brigada Eskwela is on top of their massive school building construction to accommodate senior high school enrolees.

The DPWH is eyeing a substantial accomplishment in their school building construction in time for the opening of new academic year.

Out of 53 school building projects in different sites in the province, 13 have been completed and 37 are still ongoing as of end of May.

The DPWH-SLDEO expects to complete all classrooms before the fourth quarter of this year.

These projects are expected to boost the preparation of the province for this year’s full implementation of the SHS program under the kindergarten and 12 years of basic education (K to 12) program of the national government. (PNA)

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