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P60-M school building inaugurated in Mandaue City as Brigada starts

Published Jun 2, 2026 10:20 pm
THE family of Mary Lou Ngo is commended following the inauguration of a two-story school building in Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City on Tuesday, June 2. (Calvin Cordova)
THE family of Mary Lou Ngo is commended following the inauguration of a two-story school building in Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City on Tuesday, June 2. (Calvin Cordova)
CEBU CITY – The Brigada Eskwela in Central Visayas kicked off with the inauguration of a two-story, P60-million school building in Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City on Tuesday, June 2.
Funded through a partnership led by Dynamic Castings, the school building has 10 classrooms on the ground floor and a multi-purpose hall on the second floor for assemblies, school programs, and student activities.
Leading the inauguration were Dynacast Managing Director Mary Lou Ngo, Department of Education-Central Visayas Director Arturo Bayocot, Cebu Gov. Pamela Baricuatro, and Mandaue Mayor Jonkie Ouano.
“The act of giving is not measured by its size, but by the heart behind it,” said Bayocot, recognizing the role of stakeholders in addressing infrastructure gaps and strengthening learning conditions.
Engr. Michael Oliver de Guzman, who delivered the keynote message for DepEd, said the inauguration highlights the impact of cooperation among government, schools, communities, and the private sector.
De Guzman said the donation of the multi-million building is a step forward to achieve the goal of addressing the worsening classroom shortage.
He disclosed that the national classroom backlog is currently at 165,443.
“This shows what can happen when the government, schools, families, communities, and private sectors work together for education,” he said.
Baricuatro thanked Dynamic Castings for shouldering the construction of the school building.
She announced that the province will donate P5 million for a speech laboratory in the school building. “It takes a community, it takes a village,” she said.
Ngo narrated how the multi-billion donation started.
The school actually requested bond papers. Much to the surprise of the school led by Principal Iris Mae Petancio, the Ngo family gave more.
“Papa and Mama visited the school on Sept. 19, 2024, right after my older brother’s birthday lunch and broke ground in 2024. A year and a half later, here we are today. To this day, I maintain that this may very well be the most expensive bond paper donation in the history of Mandaue City,” Ngo said.
Ngo said her family’s ties to Barangay Subangdaku played a key role in their decision to support the project.
She said that the family-owned Ngolok Foundry once stood across the school. Ngo said it was near the school where her paternal grandparents, John Ngolok and Gregoria Casas Ngo, raised their family.
“Today is more than a building turnover. Today is a continuation of a story,” she said.

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