The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) formally launched its newest flagship infrastructure projects that include school buildings with a target to complete at least 1,200 classrooms in the next four years.
PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco announced the details of its new projects during the signing of a Joint Memorandum Circular with its partner agencies, the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
“In four years, we hope to build at least 1,200 classrooms or about 300 classrooms per year under this new infrastructure push as part of our commitment to nation-building,” Mr. Tengco said, adding that the agency will prioritize far-flung and remote communities.
Aside from the school buildings, Mr. Tengco said PAGCOR will also build 200 E-Learning Centers which will be built in areas with a high concentration of learning institutions.
Each E-Learning Center will have 48 computer stations with an internet connection, making them ideal hubs for online research and even for computer literacy courses.
A third leg of the flagship projects will be Health and Wellness Centers which will feature doctors’ offices and consultation rooms, dental clinics, vaccination rooms, treatment rooms, and a multi-purpose area.
Mr. Tengco said PAGCOR will build at least 100 Health and Wellness Centers in the next four years nationwide to help bring quality healthcare, especially in poor communities and local government units.
Lastly, Mr. Tengco said PAGCOR will build 50 Socio-Civic Centers which beneficiary LGUs can utilize as seminar and training venues as well as for hosting social and community gatherings that could potentially generate revenues for the beneficiary LGUs.
The multi-purpose Socio-Civic Centers can also be used as evacuation facilities during calamities and disasters.
