Angeles City—A newly constructed four-story school building worth P41.4 million was turned over to school authorities of Northville 15 Integrated School in barangay Cucut here on Monday.
Pampanga 1st District Rep. Carmelo “Jon” Lazatin II turned over the building to Northville School Principal Ariel Perez, witnessed by School Division Superintendent Ma. Irelyn Tamayo of Angeles City and village leader Joey June Ferraris.
Lazatin said the school building, composed of 20 classrooms, will be used by junior high school students and for other school activities.
The construction is in line with the policy of the lawmaker and his brother, Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin Jr., which aims to improve the quality of education of the students to cope up with the challenges of the 21st century.
“The school building is only the beginning of the infrastructure projects lined up in the city in preparation for the manpower need of the rapid development of Clark (Freeport Zone),” Rep. Lazatin said.
“These projects aim to foresee and foretell the future so that we will not be caught unprepared,” he added.
The mayor and solon are sons of former congressman Carmelo “Tarzan” Lazatin. Also in attendance during the ceremony was Vice Mayor Vicky Vega-Cabigting.