Cristina Chi – Philstar.com
March 26, 2024|12:04 pm
A example of a Gabaldon school structure at the Elpidio de Dios Elementary School in Carmen, Cebu.
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MANILA, Philippines– Over P1 billion will be invested for the repair and preservation of numerous heritage school structures in the Philippines, according to a just recently authorized fund release by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).
In a press release, the DBM stated that it has actually authorized a P1.134-billion Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) for the Department of Education (DepEd) to bring back 654 class in 83 heritage schools across the country.
The SARO consists of essential enhancements for the remediation of Gabaldon schoolhouses, which are school structures set up throughout the Americsan colonial duration.
The SARO remains in accordance with an unique arrangement in the 2024 nationwide spending plan that abides by Republic Act 11194 or the Gabaldon School Buildings Conservation Act, which mention that heritage school structures, consisting of Gabaldon school structures, need to be protected and brought back as part of the nation’s cultural preservation efforts.
Gabaldon schoolhouses, which were constructed in between 1907 and 1946 under the colonial routine of the Americans, are kept in mind for their architecture, which simulates the conventional Filipino bahay kubo and bahay na bato.
Around 2,045 Gabaldon schoolhouses stay in the nation today.
The schools are called after the late legislator Isauro Gabaldon, who authored the Gabaldon Act of 1907 or Republic Act 1801, which offered P1 million for the building and construction of school structures in every town in the nation.
The remediation procedure of Gabaldon schoolhouses consists of website enhancements such as school ground website leveling and grading.
The facilities enhancement likewise consists of elimination of blockages and risky structures around the Gabaldon structures.