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Marcos inspects rebuilding of fire-hit QC school; leads first YAKAP caravan of 2026

Published Jan 10, 2026 06:32 am
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. joins the inspection of the ongoing reconstruction of a fire-damaged building at San Francisco High School in Quezon City, and visits the Department of Education (DepEd)-PhilHealth Yaman ng Kalusugan Program Para Malayo sa Sakit (YAKAP) on Jan. 9, 2026. (PCO)
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. joins the inspection of the ongoing reconstruction of a fire-damaged building at San Francisco High School in Quezon City, and visits the Department of Education (DepEd)-PhilHealth Yaman ng Kalusugan Program Para Malayo sa Sakit (YAKAP) on Jan. 9, 2026. (PCO)
President Marcos inspected the ongoing reconstruction of a fire-damaged building at San Francisco High School in Quezon City and visited the Department of Education (DepEd)-PhilHealth Yaman ng Kalusugan Program Para Malayo sa Sakit (YAKAP) medical mission being held on campus.
In his remarks during his visit on Friday, Jan. 9, Marcos said the new school building, which will replace a structure destroyed by fire last year, will significantly expand classroom capacity and is targeted for completion by the start of the next school year.
“Instead of 12 classrooms, it will become 36 classrooms,” he said, referring to the four-storey building being constructed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
“Matatapos ito by the beginning of the next school year, sa June puwede nang gamitin ito (This will be completed by the beginning of the next school year, and it can already be used by June),” he added.
According to the President, he also asked the SM Group to construct an additional 24 classrooms for the school to further address congestion.
Marcos first visited the school on June 18 last year, three days after a fire razed the two-storey, 10-classroom building that had been in use for more than four decades.

Health services, registration drive

During the visit, President Marcos also checked the rollout of the YAKAP at Kalinga medical caravan, a joint program of the Department of Education and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation.

“Kasama dito yung pag-coordinate between PhilHealth at DepEd para sa YAKAP Program (This includes the coordination between PhilHealth and DepEd for the YAKAP Program),” he said, noting the on-site registration of parents, teachers, and community members
“Pati ‘yung mga magulang nire-register na rin sa PhilHealth (Even the parents are now being registered with PhilHealth),” he added.
The President described the initiative as a cooperative effort between the national government and the Quezon City government, saying the model appears to be working well.
San Francisco High School has 6,846 students supported by 325 teaching and non-teaching personnel and currently operates 211 classrooms, according to the DepEd.
YAKAP is PhilHealth’s expanded Konsulta program for schools, aimed at protecting the health and well-being of students and teachers as part of efforts to improve education outcomes.
Doctors and medical personnel from the Quezon City Health Office conducted vision screening and laboratory tests using the First Lady’s Lab for All mobile medical van donated to the city government.
Free medicines were distributed to beneficiaries, while PhilHealth facilitated the registration of new members.
The San Francisco High School activity marked the first YAKAP caravan of 2026, following similar medical missions held in seven schools last year.

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