DPWH completes classrooms, roads for school opening

With one week to go before school starts, the Department of Public Works and Highways reported Tusday the completion of 2,488 new classrooms nationwide. DPWH Secretary Rogelio Singson also said the department has "substantially completed" the regular road maintenance work in preparation for the formal school opening. "In line with the government’s 'Oplan Balik Eskwela Program, to assure safety of pedestrians and motorists, we are now completing the repair of potholes and pedestrian lane repainting works along national roads near school sites," Singson said in a news release.

He added the DPWH regional and district offices have also conducted line canal declogging and cleaning to avoid floods. They have also removed unsafe signages and billboards located within the school vicinities. Also, the DPWH completed the construction of 76 toilets inside the school vicinities nationwide. "DPWH district engineering offices are now also in the process of identifying waterless school communities for the allocation and provision of rainwater collection facility to provide a potable water source," the DPWH said. — RSJ, GMA News