FOUR public schools in Rizal Province received furniture and equipment transferred from the Office of the President to improve school operations and provide more functional workspaces for teachers and personnel.

San Vicente Elementary School in Angono received 21 furniture units, including executive and junior executive tables, clerical desks, executive and office chairs, dining and coffee tables, plant box cabinets, and steel filing units.

Doña Justa Guido Memorial School, also in Angono, received 19 furniture units, including executive, junior executive, and clerical desks; executive and clerical chairs; a long table; mobile pedestals; plant box cabinets; a wooden cabinet; and a steel filing cabinet.

Pag-asa National High School in Binangonan received 20 furniture units, including conference tables, executive desks, an executive chair, round and center tables, clerical desks, back storage cabinets, modular partitions, a computer table, and lateral steel filing cabinets.

Meanwhile, St. Anthony Elementary School Annex in Cainta received 39 furniture and equipment items, including clerical and typing workstations, junior executive desks, high-back conference and executive chairs, bookcases, display and steel filing cabinets, a coffee table set, plant box cabinets, a television, and a 14-piece series of framed portraits of Philippine presidents.

Education Secretary Sonny Angara highlighted the collaboration between the executive branch and public schools, saying such efforts are essential to advancing education reforms.

“Sa pamamagitan ng muling paggamit at paglalaan ng mga kagamitang ito sa ating mga paaralan, napapakinabangan natin nang husto ang mga resources ng gobyerno habang nagbibigay ng maayos at komportableng espasyo para sa ating mga guro at kawani,” Angara said.