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SM Groups Turns Over 104th School Building

By Edel San

In time for the school opening, SM Prime through SM Foundation turned over fully furnished two-storey building to the President Manual Roxas Memorial Integrated School - South in Roxas City, Western Visayas. 

The 104th school building made through collaboration is built in accordance with specification set by the DepEd. It holds four classrooms, each furnished with desks, chairs for left-handed students, toilets per classroom, including a special toilet for PWDs on the ground floor. 

It also includes concave blackboards, electric fans, and LED lighting. Emergency lights were installed in the stairways for emergency-preparedness. 

Supporting DepEd's commitment to ensure that learners have access to water for hygiene and sanitation, SM Foundation installed handwashing facility along with liquid soap for the community's use. SM Group will also help with the maintenance and upkeep of the said school. 

It was earlier announced by DepEd that roughly 21 million students enrolled this school year 2023-24. Amidst this, the agency reported that only over 100,000 out of the more than 300,000 school buildings are in good condition. 

Believing in the power of education in uplifting communities, SM Foundation has been an active member of DepEd's Adopt-a-School Program since 2002, turning over more than 100 school buildings to grassroots communities nationwide. The said program intends to address overcrowding in schools and provide and environment conducive for learning. 


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