‘Most beautiful science high school campus’ starts construction
>> Tuesday, August 14, 2012
By Bong Cayabyab
BAGUIO CITY - It will
become the most beautiful and state-of-the art Philippine Science High School campus
in the country.
Construction will start on August 10 for phase I of the worth P200 million project PSHS-Cordillera Administrative
Region Academic building expected to be finished April next year.
These, according to PSHS-System
executive director Dr. Jossette T. Biyowho bared these during ground breaking
and time capsule laying ceremonies for the building in the city last
August 9.
Then congressman now mayor
Mauricio Domogan authored House Bill No. 374 entitled “ An Act to Establish the
Philippine Science High School in the Cordillera Administrative Region and
Providing Funds Therefore and For Other Purposes” in 2002 which was approved six years later with modifications
from the House committee on
science and technology on August 2008.
With the help of Rep. Bernardo
Vergara and Ded-Ed officials headed by then Baguio City Schools Superintendent
Ellen Donato (now the Dep-Ed CAR regional director) and Baguio City National
High School principal Elma Donaal Resolution (2008-09-28) by the PSHS
board of trustees in Sept. 11,2008 was approved establishing a PSHS-CAR Campus otherwise known as PSHS-CAR.
“This is a strong milestone
for us and most importantly a strong demonstration of our long term commitment
to inspire future professionals and leaders of Science and technology in the
Cordillera Region,” said
FAD Chief,PSHS-CARC Rommel Lengwa during the ceremony.
The PSHS-CAR formally opened
three years ago (Year 2009) and is now temporarily based at San Vicente
Annex with 66 students from the Cordillera region.
The PSHS stakeholders and
supporters were searching for a permanent site for the grand project
including Longlong in La Trinidad, Dairy Farm in Green Valley and other
sites until the Deed of Usufruct was signed by Department of Science and
Technology Sec. Mario G. Montejo and Department
of Education Sec. Bro. Armin C. Luistro which paved the way for the use of 1.5 hectares BCNHS land property as the
future site of PSHS-CARC.
As a gift to their alma
matter, the Batch ‘89 with the help of the friends headed by Arch. Vladimir
Longid, Patrick Andrew Gozon and Engr. Daniel Peckley Jr. prepared a master
development plan and architectural and engineering designs and specification of
the Academic Building Complex free of charge.
“The ideal lot area of PSHS
regional campuses is five hectares
but through the help of our excellent consultants and space planners have maximized the use of 1.5
hectare allotted area which will be develop to be at par with other regions or better with other PSHS campuses
in the country”, Lengwa said
The first infrastructure worth
P50 million is allotted for the construction of academic building complex
consisting classrooms, laboratories, library, faculty rooms, administrative
offices and auditorium while the construction
of P12.5 million Dormitory
Building I to house about 100 students will follow soon said Domogan who led
indigenous cultural rites during ground breaking
ceremonies.
Vergara and Domogan said they
were proud that Baguio students can out-perform other students from other
PSHS campuses in other regions based on their academic excellence. With the
establishment of PSHS-CARC to be fully developed 2016, they said students and the city will
benefit from a better educational system considering
Baguio is also one of the best educational centers in the country.
3 comments:
mr. bong cayabyab:
this is to correct the person who says: "This is a strong milestone for us and most importantly a strong demonstration of our long term commitment to inspire future professionals and leaders of Science and technology in the Cordillera Region". “The ideal lot area of PSHS regional campuses is five hectares but through the help of our excellent consultants and space planners have maximized the use of 1.5 hectare allotted area which will be develop to be at par with other regions or better with other PSHS campuses in the country” Those are the words of Dr. Conrado C. Rotor, Jr. Campus Director of PSHS-CAR Campus on the opening remarks not Mr. Rommel L. Lengwa.
mr. bong cayabyab:
this is to correct the person who says: "This is a strong milestone for us and most importantly a strong demonstration of our long term commitment to inspire future professionals and leaders of Science and technology in the Cordillera Region". “The ideal lot area of PSHS regional campuses is five hectares but through the help of our excellent consultants and space planners have maximized the use of 1.5 hectare allotted area which will be develop to be at par with other regions or better with other PSHS campuses in the country” Those are the words of Dr. Conrado C. Rotor, Jr. Campus Director of PSHS-CAR Campus on the opening remarks not Mr. Rommel L. Lengwa.
Sir, please correct the 6th paragraph of your report. the FAD Chief of the PSHS-CARC did not say that.I was there to witness the groundbreaking ceremony and it was the Campus Director Dr. Conrado C. Rotor, Jr., who said it. Hope you can review it and post the edited one for fairness sake. thank you.
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