More classrooms to be built in City College of Angeles
ANGELES CITY – The city government under the leadership of Mayor Carmelo “Poor Lazatin Jr. kicked off the construction of additional 25 classrooms at the City College of Angeles.
Amounting to P209 million, the fund will also be used for the construction of additional comfort rooms, canteen, pathways, offices, and laboratories.
Mayor Lazatin said the initiative is to accommodate more students at the city college and address this year’s backlog, with the reflux of students.
To date, there are a total of 4,400 scholars at the CCA, a 50% percent growth compared to year 2020, with just 3,000 enrolled students.
“Napakarami pa po ang gustong mag-enroll. Kaya hindi po tayo tumigil na humanap ng paraan upang lalong dumami ang kurso, classrooms, at guro, Lazatin said.
“From the 4,500 students applying at the city college this year, 2,700 lang po ang na-accommodate natin for the entrance exam at 1,900 lamang po ang nakapag-enroll, he added.
Last June 28, Lazatin led the groundbreaking ceremony of the additional 20 classrooms at the CCA, using the P50-million donation from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR).
“We asked the help of the PAGCOR at lubos po tayong nagpapasalamat for their trust and confidence in our leadership and for supporting us to pursue our dream that no Angeleño student will be left behind,” he said.
Lazatin recognized the support of his fellow officials in pushing for the budget of this project, who were present during the ceremony — Vice Mayor Vicenta Vega Cabigting, councilors attorney Arvin Suller, Danilo Lacson, Alfie Joseph Bonifacio, Jay Sangil, JC Parker-Aguas, PG Ponce, Niknok Bañola, Raco Del Rosario, Jeremias Alejandrino, and Arnoah Mandani.
Just like his father, former Angeles City Mayor and 1st district Rep. Carmelo Tarzan Lazatin, who allocated the largest fund of P6 million for the city’s scholarship program in 2002, Lazatin vowed to continue to provide programs that will uplift the quality of education, with his brother 1st district Rep. Carmelo “Jon” Lazatin II.
Also present during the groundbreaking ceremony were CCA officer-in-charge president Dr. Frankie Villanueva, Clark International Airport Corporation vice president for Operations IC Calaguas, also Lazatin’s chief adviser, executive assistant V Raffy Angeles, executive assistant IV Reina Manuel, City Hall department heads and chief of offices.
