DepEd ties up with Southern Leyte government for school buildings construction

By R. CADAVOS, PIA Southern Leyte
February 17, 2011

MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte  –  A Memorandum of Agreement between the Department of Education and the province of Southern Leyte was approved by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, Board Member Atty. Teopisto Rojas disclosed in a meeting held at the DepEd Conference Hall here.

Through SP Resolution No. 063-s. 2011, SP member Rojas said that the agreement was relative to the counter-parting program for the costing of the construction of public elementary and secondary school buildings throughout the province. “The provincial government will provide the 50% of the cost of the project, while DepEd will allocate the remaining 50%,” Rojas bared, Monday.

The local government through the leadership of Gov. Damian G. Mercado has agreed to collaborate and assist the national government in the formulation and implementation of the programs affecting local government units, particularly in addressing the classroom shortage of public elementary and secondary schools in the province.

And in order to effectively address the said problem, the provincial government voluntarily agreed to participate in a nationwide cooperative endeavor called as the “counter-parting” program (CPP) where the province of Southern Leyte shares with the national government the cost of the construction of at least two-room school buildings, Rojas revealed.

Rojas further said that the DepEd District Supervisors can recommend the area where the school building be built and “to identify what areas need most school buildings,” while urging the Head Teachers to submit project proposals to the SP Office so that proper preparations be made.