It’s classes under trees for Toong’s students | Inquirer News

It’s classes under trees for Toong’s students

Contractor fails to submit report on building defects
/ 07:03 AM May 22, 2011

About 250 students of Toong Integrated School may hold their classes under mango trees when  classes open next month.

The contractor of their school building stopped repair work  after it  failed to submit a correction report to Cebu City Hall’s Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW).

Principal Edwin Villamor of the mountain barangay public school said he won’t allow the building to be used by  students due to its sloping floors.

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“We’ll hold classes outside rather than risk someone getting hurt,” Villamor said in Cebuano.

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The DEPW ordered the Zamboanga del Sur contractor MDSLR to repair the defects found in the school building.  The contractor installed metal girders on the third floor to support the second floor.

But the DEPW and Commission on Audit (COA) questioned the installation since MDSLR had yet to submit their corrections report.

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Cebu Daily News visited the school yesterday and saw the metal girders  and construction materials on one of the roofs.

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COA reminded the contractor not to ruin the design of the school with their repairs.

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“The city should review the correction because they might waste their money,” Councilor Roberto Cabarrubias told Cebu Daily News.

He said MSDLR assured city officials that will repair the defects. Correspondent Fatrick Tabada

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