Education Sec. Sonny Angara, Mayor Ruffy Biazon and Rep. Jaime Fresnedi visited a high school in Muntinlupa on July 29 to observe the opening of classes.
Biazon and Fresnedi accompanied Angara when he visited Muntinlupa National High School Main in NBP Reservation, Barangay Poblacion.
Education Sec. Sonny Angara, Mayor Ruffy Biazon and Rep. Jaime Fresnedi visit at Muntinlupa National High School on July 29 (Photos from Muntinlupa PIO)
All public schools in Muntinlupa from Kindergarten to Senior High School opened on July 29 as scheduled.
Dr. Violeta Gonzales, head of the Schools Division Office (SDO)-Muntinlupa City, said the opening of classes pushed through since schools in the city were not affected by the onslaught of Habagat (southwest monsoon) and Typhoon Carina.
Many public schools in areas in the country that were hit by heavy rains and floods delayed the opening of classes.
“Ang announcement ng DepEd ay para lamang sa mga paaralang ginagamit pa bilang evacuation centers, binaha, at napinsala. Tayo po sa Muntinlupa, kasabay ng karamihan ng mga lungsod sa NCR, ay magbubukas ng klase bukas dahil maayos na po ang kondisyon ng ating mga paaralan (The announcement by DepEd [Department of Education] is only for schools being used as evacuation centers, flooded and damaged. We in Muntinlupa, along with the majority of cities in NCR, will open classes tomorrow because our schools are in good condition),” said Gonzales on July 28.
“We want to build what you have here para mas de-kalidad pa ang makukuha nyo in the coming years (We want to build what you have here so that you will get more high quality in the coming years),” said Angara.
He added, “We’re very pleasantly surprised with how smooth things run here. Sa ibang pinuntahan namin double shift. Ma-swerte po ang mga students dahil number one, unified ang political leaders dito, ang beneficiaries ng taong bayan. At secondly, very helpful ang city government and the national government to partner, dapat ganon para umunlad ang isang school district.”
Also accompanying Angara were DepEd Usec. Revsee Escubedo, Deped RD-NCR Joyce Andaya, MNHS principal Dr. Florante Marmeto and Gonzales.
For his part, Biazon said, “Syempre nagpapasalamat tayo kay Sec. Angara, and we thank him visiting Muntinlupa. Pero syempre yung ating determination about sa education push us to closer engagement with the Department of Education and Cong. Jimmy Fresnedi kasi tulad nga ng sabi ni Sec. tulungan. At alam nyo ba nung time ni Cong. Jimmy as Mayor ay binigyan ng prioritization ang education at sinuportahan ko naman as Congressman. Yung collaboration na ito ay talagang may resulta. (Of course, we thank Sec. Angara and we thank him visiting Muntinlupa. But our determination on education push us to closer engagement with the Department of Education and Cong. Jimmy Fresnedi because as what Sec. said, cooperation. Did you know that during the time of Cong. Jimmy as Mayor, education was given prioritization which I supported as Congressman. This is the result fo the collaboration)."