Mariza Magan
TACLOBAN CITY– Department of Education (DepEd) Leyte Division Superintendent Mariza Magan lauded the collective efforts of local stakeholders for the successful construction of a two-story, four-classroom building that will soon serve high school students in Barangay Basud, San Isidro, Leyte.
“Our partners have done everything to establish this building. I also commit that we will do everything to establish this school,” she said during the recent turnover ceremony.
Magan expressed her gratitude to local officials in the district like Rep. Anna Victoria Veloso-Tuazon (3rd district) and the Cabahug family, which donated the lot for their support in building the new facility.
In her speech, Magan praised the residents for having leaders who prioritize the education of their youth. “DepEd is only one sector of our community. We appreciate the leaders who have love for education. As the saying goes, ‘It takes a village to educate a child.’ Barangay Basud is blessed to have these leaders,” she said, urging parents to also contribute to their children’s education beyond the classroom.
Magan assured that DepEd Leyte continues to work to make education accessible to students in their own communities.
The new school building, constructed on a 1.1-hectare lot, will cater to more than 200 students from Basud and neighboring interior barangays, Banat-e and Biasong.
Rep. Veloso-Tuazon, known for her climate-related and sustainability efforts, highlighted the building’s role in addressing climate change impacts and fostering community resilience.
“We invest in human capital and in each other sustainably—through this building, through education,” she said, adding that the structure would serve as a “learning laboratory” for youth collaboration on nature-based solutions, data computing, natural resource accounting, and science-based decision-making.
Veloso-Tuazon also thanked the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for flood control mitigation in the building area, emphasizing that the facility would bring substantial benefits to the community.
(RONALD O. REYES)
