New school building, park for Zambo barangay

ZAMBOANGA'S BARANGAY Boalan officials and teachers, especially school children, have all the reasons to be happy and excited once face-to-face classes resume because of a new two-storey, 8-classroom school building and a huge playground with a giant chess board complete eight pawns, two bishops, two knights, two rooks, one queen, and one king on each side.

Mayor Beng Climaco turns over the new school building and a play ground to Education officials and teachers of the  Boalan Elementary School.

All those were turned over by Mayor Beng Climaco to Education officials and teachers of the Boalan Elementary School. The mayor said the new school building will further benefit school children and encourage more parents to enroll their kids.

“Of course, it is not all schooling and that’s why we have this beautiful play park for our children which they can use during breaks,” the mayor said, adding the project is part of her S.H.E. program, referring to her priority programs on “Security, Health and Education” which she started a long time ago and remains her battle cry. “Este un regalo para del maga bata, el futuro del Ciudad de Zamboanga y entero pais.”

Education officials and faculty members thanked the mayor for the benevolent project.

Last month, Climaco also turned over the newly-constructed, two-storey school building to the Southcom National High School and was received by Education officials and Elena Balan, the school principal. 

The mayor also inaugurated in September three climate-resilient school buildings in Barangay Tetuan, Canelar and Pasobolong. In Tetuan, the mayor turned over a four-storey, 20-classroom building to the Zamboanga City High School. 

Climaco also led the handover of the new school buildings at Canelar Elementary School and Pasobolong Elementary School. All the ceremonies were also attended by faculty members who thanked the mayor for continuously prioritizing education and other literacy programs that benefit the students.  

Notably, it was only during Climaco’s administration that the new schools have no initials of the mayor unlike in the previous administration of Mayor Celso Lobregat where virtually all window grills had CL welded on it and roofs painted with “Adelante Zamboanga.” But in Climaco’s administration, only the “love for Zamboanga City” - I love ZC - are emblazoned in many infrastructure projects. 

Education officials led by Dr. Victoria Mangaser previously praised Climaco and thanked her for donating 32 printing and digital hubs intended for different schools in Zamboanga City to help teachers cope with the demands of mass production of printed materials and modules needed for “blended learning” which combines both traditional classroom and online classes or courses.

The printing and digital hubs are complete with Acer Veriton S desktops which provide high reliability and a long lifespan due to its 100% solid capacitor and Acer V7 Series computer monitors that provide professional performance with a 4K resolution screen. All the hubs also come with Risograph, a brand of digital duplicators manufactured by the Riso Kagaku Corporation that are designed mainly for high-volume photocopying and printing.

Mangaser praised the mayor for the continuing and overwhelming support the local government has provided the Department of Education since becoming mayor. Climaco is now on her third and last term and running for Congress in next year’s polls.   

Just this year, the mayor also turned over the newly-constructed two-storey barangay hall to the officials of Barangay Tolosa and Barangay Ayala. The buildings have a brick façade and stainless hand rails and ramp for people with disabilities. The two buildings also have their own covered terrace in the front. The mayor said the new barangay hall is the commitment of her administration to the barangays and its residents. (Zamboanga Post)