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With the information that funds for the rehabilitation of the Gabaldon building at Manuel Lugod ES is available, the Physical Facilities Coordinator of Gingoog City Division, together with DepED Engineer Sandy Simo went to Manuel Lugod ES to have a personal look at the condition of the building. The floor in one of the seven classrooms was opened up, enough for the engineer to go down. Engr. Simo studied the structure below and saw some floor joist that needs replacement. The floor itself needs many replacements, owing to the age of the building, which was supposedly built in 1932. Engineer Simo started making exploratory drawings/sketches to have a clear guide for estimating repair works. The building has seven rooms, four at the corners and three in the middle. Architect Patawaran explained that before, the four corner rooms served as classrooms while the three middle classrooms have movable partitions that served as session hall for functions like meetings, school convocations

The Gabaldon Building at Manuel Lugod ES which was one of he oldest school building in Gingoog City is slated to undergo a restoration job if things go smoothly. Last March the heritage consultant of DepED, Architect Melvin Patawaran, visited MLES and assessed the structure of the building. He said the building stood a good chance of being restored and he will include it in this year's budget allocation for heritage buildings around the country. Architect Patawaran disclosed that Gabaldon buildings were design for maximum confort for its occupants. The large awning capiz windows ensure that no rainwater enters the building during rainy days. Heigh ceilings ensure good air circulation inside the building. There are usually seven rooms in such a building, four corner of which were intended for classroom use while the center four have movable partitions for meetings and other special gatherings. Architect. At present the windows were changed from capiz awning windows to glass jalo