DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, Jan. 27 (PIA) -- Some P36.5 million has been allocated from the local Special Education Fund to finance the construction of 24 additional classrooms in the city.

The three school buildings with accompanying classrooms will be constructed this year after Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo approved the program of works.

Each of the three recipient public schools will be allotted P11.9 million for the construction of a two-storey, eight-classroom school building including the North City Elementary School, South City Elementary School, and Cadawinonan Elementary School.

The funding also includes the improvement of the schools’ covered stage at P500,000.

Remollo said his administration is consistent in investing for the construction of school buildings and facilities that will serve the needs of both faculty and students to improve the learning environment and quality of education, especially when face-to-face classes resume after the COVID-19 pandemic shall be minimized or controlled.

North City Elementary School serves the pupils who are mostly residents of barangays Looc, Daro, Piapi and Bantayan; the South City Elementary primarily serves the students from barangays Mangnao, Bagacay and Banilad, while the Cadawinonan Elementary School not only serves the pupils of Brgy. Cadawinonan but also those from Upper Balugo.

Remollo has earmarked P62.2 million for the construction of nine school buildings in seven public schools this year.

This also includes the electrical upgrade for the Dumaguete City National High School worth P1 million and improvement of covered stage in Cadawinonan Elementary School at P500, 000. (JCT/PIA7 Negros Oriental with reports from CPIO)