TFBM breaks ground 1st school bldg in Marawi’s MAA

MARAWI CITY, July 19 (PIA) –  The most affected area (MAA) of Marawi will soon have its first school building after the Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) broke ground the P49.6 million four-storey integrated school building in Brgy. Moncado Kadingilan, this city.

TFBM Chairperson Secretary Eduardo Del Rosario led the groundbreaking rites Thursday, July 16, with Marawi City Mayor Majul Gandamra, Assistant Regional Director Rey Peter B. Gille of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 10, Assistant Secretary Alfhadar Pajiji of the BARMM’s Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education, and Marawi Schools Division Superintendent (SDS) Pharida Sansarona.

This is the first of the ten school buildings in MAA that would be constructed jointly by the Department of Education and the DPWH. Each of the school building would house 20 classrooms.

During the ceremony, Secretary Del Rosario cited the importance of the school building project in shaping the knowledge and values of the youth to become productive citizens.

“This project is very important because it transcends everything. Other projects may cater to business, public facility, and so forth,  but this one is different.  It gives meaning to all other projects because this will create the human resource that we need in order to deliver the other services…by creating professionals and future leaders of Marawi City and the whole province of Lanao del Sur,” he said.

The TFBM chairperson also commended the efforts and sacrifices of teachers in providing quality education to the youth.

“All of us would not be here if not for our DepEd and CHED teachers who help a lot in shaping all of us,” he added.

Mayor Gandamra, on the other hand, noted that the quality of education will have a great impact on the future of the country.

While emphasizing that continuity of education should be the top priority of every social institution, the mayor thanked the national government for the construction of the integrated public school building in the MAA.

“What happened to Marawi City three years ago has dimmed the light of education and destroyed the hopes of our students and teachers for a brighter future.  However, because of the support and efforts national government through the TFBM and the different line agencies of the government, we are once again seeing a new light that would illuminate the minds of our learners in their journey for academic excellence,” he said.

Meanwhile, SDS Sansarona also expressed gratitude to TFBM and all agencies involved in the realization of the school building project. (APB/PIA-ICIC)