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It was in 2009 that the first 2 classroom building was inagurated with no less than the Governor of Misamis Oriental present, together with the City Mayor. Then in 2010 they came again when another three classroom building was inaugurated. Today they came back again to inaugurate the third school building for GCCNHS-LURISA ANNEX In his speech Governor Moreno recalled the number of times he came here and also mentioned about his electrification project when he was still a congressman of the First District of Misamis Oriental. He recalled how the former barangay captain of Lunotan cried when the electricity for her barangay (Lunotan) was switched on. Governor Moreno was a little bit saurprised that the enolment of LURISA IS ONLY 195 in stark contrast with the contemporary high school in Rosario, Balingasag which now has more than 800 students.The provincial government of Misamis Oriental has built a total of 132 classrooms including the three now inaugurated. With governor are Kag. Ca

Two single - storey classrooms one in Agay-ayan Elementary School and the other in Alfonso Ang Militante Elementary School were recently completed, keys turned over by the contractor to the school head. These two projects are part of the 2011 Basic Education Educational Facilities (BEFF)which is aimed at mitigating classroom shortages. These leave only two projects all two-storeys 4 classroom buildings at Gingoog City Comprehansive National High School and the other one at Don Restituto Baol Central School to be completed soon. The BEFF CY 2011 school building projects cost more than Ten Million Pesos.

The building activities for the CY 2011 Basic Educational Facilities Funds (BEFF) is inching its way to completion as the JDE Construction, which won the bid for the construction of 2 storey 4 classroom school building is currently pouring concrete on the beams preparatory to the floor slab for the second floor. The physical facilities coordinator Edgardo V. Abanil and the DepED Engineer Sandy Simo, made rounds on the project yesterday. Meanwhile the other 2 storey 4 classroom school building at Gingoog City Comprehensive National High School, conducted by Reyrose Construction, is also on its way to completing the concrete columns. It has just complete the tie beams below ground level. The 1 storey 1 classroom school buildings in Agay-ayan ES and Alfonso Ang Militante ES, are on its 95% accomplishment. Painting of the interior and exterior wallings and the electricals will finally complete the said school buildings. These BEFF projects will hopefully address the classr

The division physical facilities coordinator made another round of inspection in various BEFF projects after his ten - day training in Baguio City.

The comfort room of the Schools Division Superintendent was improved to have more space for meetings and to provide a corner where one can take refreshments.

The Division Physical Facilities Coordinator, Mr. Edgardo V. Abanil, and the DepED Engineer, Engr. Sandy Simo made another round of inspection for the on-going BEFF projects in the Division of Gingoog City. The first target was Don Restituto Baol Central School with its on-going 4 classroom-2 storey school building. The forerman has asked permission to pour concrete into the next set of column and column footings. The Physical Facilities made a random check on the size of the steel components and found that on the average, the steel bars are of the prescribed sizes. The next was the project of the same description at Gingoog City Comprehensive National High School. Again the random check was made on the steel components and found to be in accordance with standards. These projects were expected to be usable by the end of September 2011.

Engr. Ronald Benitez came yesterday to monitor the progress of the school building projects in Gingoog City under the Basic Educational Facilities Fund CY 2011. The total allocation for buildings total to almost 11 Million Pesos for the following projects: 1. Two storey 4 classroom school building at Gingoog City Comprehensive NHS. 2. Two storey 4 classroom school building at Don Restituto Baol CS. 3. One storey 1 classroom school building at Agay-ayan ES 4. One storey 1 classroom school building at Alfonso Ang Militante ES. The said projects are expected to be finished by the month of September 2011.

The contractor, JDE Construction, through its foreman, asked permission to pour foundation concrete at the four classroom, two storey school building at Don Restituto Baol Central School. Seeing that the rebars and gravel bed are in order, permission was give. The Physical Facilities Coordinator, Edgardo V. Abanil personally supervised the pouring of concrete. See photos for details.

The Division PFC Mr. Edgardo V. Abanil and the DepED Engineer Sandy Simo made rounds today to monitor the progress of on-going construction in different sites in the Division of Gingoog City. The site the projects are as follows: 1. One classroom one storey school building at Agay-ayan ES. 2. One classroom one storey school building at Alfonso Ang Militante ES 3. Four classroom two storey school building at Gingoog City Comprehensive National High School 4. Four classroom two storey school building at Don Restituto Baol Central School These projects will continue to be monitored until its completion.

The Physical Facilities Coordinator for DepED Gingoog City and the DepED Engineer visited Agay-ayan Elementary School in West District 1 and Alfonso Ang Militante Elementary School in South District to supervise the lay-out of the one-classroom one-storey school buildings for both schools. The project is under the Basic Education Facilities Fund, CY 2011 for Red and Black Schools. Thses two classrooms is part of the 10 Million Pesos BEFF allocation for CY 2011. The other projects are the following: 1. Construction of 3-seater toilet in Pedro Maligmat ES, Daan Lungsod ES, Gingoog City Comp NHS and Mimbunga NHS. 2. Repair of 10 CL at Bal-ason ES 3. Procurement of School Furniture CY 2010 and 2011. 4. Construction of 2 storey 4 CL school buildings at Don Restituto Baol CS and Gingoog City Comp NHS. The whole package of projects amounted to 10 Million Pesos.

Bringing education closer to the people is one objective that the government is trying to pursue in the face of limited resource. Along this line, the Department of Education, upon the initiative of the Anakan Barangay Council, took the effort to establish another public secondary school in Barangay Anakan, Gingoog City. This brings to thirteen the number of high schools in Gingoog City. Last March, PUNDASAN HS was inaugurated in Barangay Santiago, Gingoog City.

In or der t o promote transparency in all government procurement projects, the Bids and Awards Committee of DepED Gingoog City conducted a public bidding on May 26, 2011 for the following projects for CY 2011: 1. Construction of 3-seater Type II toilets in Daan Lungsod ES, Pedro Maligmat ES, Mimbunga NHS, and Gingoog City Comprehensive National High School. These construction projects will address the lack of water and sanitary facilities in most schools. 2. Repair of 10 CL at Bal-ason Elementary School. The school's classrooms were so dilapidated that a major facelifting is needed. This bidding was done after a mandatory posting at the PhilGEPS website (PhilGEPS stands for Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System), which can be accessed by practically everybody all over the world. After the bid opening, a bid evaluation and post qualification will be done to determine the lowest calculated and responsive bid (LCRB).

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