Education Secretary Sonny Angara has accelerated the Department of Education’s (DepEd) classroom delivery drive following the completion of five disaster-resilient Learning Continuity Spaces (LCS) in Quezon, Bulacan, Davao del Norte, Davao de Oro and Bohol.
This strategic deployment offers a rapid, cost-efficient solution to address classroom backlogs in schools facing the most urgent infrastructural needs.
The newly completed prefab units were handed over to Buli Elementary School in Quezon, Kalawakan Elementary School in Bulacan, Magwawa Integrated School in Davao del Norte, and Doroteo Elementary School in Davao de Oro, and in Loon North High School in Bohol.
“Malinaw ang direktiba sa atin ni Pangulong Bongbong Marcos na tiyaking walang maiiwang mag-aaral, kaya itong Learning Continuity Spaces ang mabilis nating tugon para hindi maputol ang kanilang klase tuwing may kalamidad,” Angara said.
“Sa tulong ng mga makabagong prefab classrooms na ito, mas mabilis nating nalalagpasan ang mga karaniwang delay sa construction habang pinapanatili ang mataas na kalidad at ligtas na espasyo para sa ating mga mag-aaral,” dagdag niya.
Out of the targeted 1,622 prefab units under the PHP3.5 billion program, 159 LCS units are currently undergoing construction and are scheduled for completion by July 2026.
Additionally, 505 units are moving through various stages of the procurement pipeline, which includes 462 sites under active procurement and 43 projects already awarded and awaiting their final Notice to Proceed (NTP).
This rapid infrastructure deployment is part of DepEd’s broader classroom construction strategy.
Beyond the immediate rollout of learning continuity spaces, DepEd is leveraging diversified implementation pipelines, which include partnerships with 109 local government units (LGUs) to date and Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiatives for 3,100 classrooms under the PPP School Infrastructure Program.
