City not ignoring problems of schools, says consultant
Young said the lack of funds is basically the reason why not all problems are immediately addressed by the school board, including the dilapidated buildings of the Regino Mercado elementary and high schools that the city’s Balik Eskwela team found to be below safety standards.
“The money goes where it is more important…we will see which problem is worse,” Young said.
Right now, the city is spending for the rehabilitation of 25 schools, including at least 60 classrooms of the
“All over the city, we have dilapidated buildings but it is not an issue…we don’t have enough money. We don’t even have CRs…the Regino Mercado is old but there are buildings that are worse and we are repairing them 365 days a year,” Young said.
Young commented that the Balik Eskwela team should not only look at the aspect of fire safety because most of the school buildings are open, thus, it would be practically easy for students to escape in the event of a fire.
“Wala man tay problema sa atong mga classroom because buildings are open… nobody will sleep there. The issue is we do not have enough money,” Young said.
He disclosed that several programs of works that were submitted several years ago for rehabilitation of classrooms and buildings are yet to be implemented because of lack of funds.
Last week, Councilor Gerardo Carillo, head of the city’s Balik Eskwela team said that only the
The two other schools given the same directive —the
CNU, nevertheless, had sent communications to the Bureau of Fire Protection that it will soon comply with the requirements once funds are available. — Joeberth M. Ocao/BRP
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