Commodore Manuel Natalio A Abinuman AFP, the Commander, Naval Forces West and Captain Rodney Moore USN, the Commander of US 30th Naval Construction Regiment turned over a new two(2) -room school building to the school principal, teachers, staffs and students of Macarascas Elementary School in a ceremony held at said school in Barangay Macarascas, Puerto Princesa City last Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014.
The construction of the school building was made possible by US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3, Construction Civic Action Detail (CCAD)-Philippines and Vertical Utility Engineering Construction, 3rd Naval Construction Battalion of the Philippine Navy as project of US Agency for International Development (USAID). The project started last Sep. 23, 2013 and was completed on Jan. 18, 2014.
This is the 6th building project funded by the USAID in partnership with PN-US Seabees among others as follows:
Aplaya Elementary School
Tagburos Elementary School,
Bacungan Elementary School
Simpocan Elementary School, Bacungan
Mangingisda Elementary School
During the symbolic turn-over, Ms Rocelle Clarisse Bermudez, the President of Supreme Pupil Government, Macarascas Elementary School accepted the key of responsibility in maintaining the school building. She remarked that “the new building symbolizes the transformation of the Macarascas Elementary School which will lead the students of this new generation to new trials and challenges and will continue to pass the torch of success to the next generation.”
Capt Moore also delivered a message, saying “It was a great experience to work alongside with the community and the education and faculty, staff, collectively they deliver a very quality project that will provide safe and secure learning environment for the students and a safe and secure working environment for the faculty and staff. I am proud and pleased about the quality of this project but what I am most proud and pleased about is, really, this is more than just a brick and mortar that we put in place that has become the relationship we have built; that is about the personal, professional experiences we have shared, working shoulder to shoulder, military and civilians community, in the spirit of Bayanihan and that kind of spirit far stronger than the physical structure itself.
Immediately after the turn-over ceremony, the cutting of ribbon and unveiling of building marker followed suit. NAVFORWEST Chaplain MAJ MENDEZ officiated theblessing of the building.
http://www.navy.mil.ph/news.php?news_id=1272&home=1
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