Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna announced yesterday the construction of a new building at the Emilio Jacinto Elementary School in Tondo to meet the ever-growing number of students in the elementary level.

Lacuna made the announcement during  the groundbreaking of the said school where she was joined by Vice Mayor Yul Servo, division of city schools superintendent Rita Riddle; principal Minerva Rosco, City Engineer Armand Andres, Councilor Niño dela Cruz, teachers, parents and students from the said school, as she announced that a six-story school building will soon rise in the said area comprising of over 2,800 square meters.

The mayor said that based on the plan, the new building will have 35 classrooms, three science laboratory rooms, three home economics or H.E. rooms, three rooms for T.L.E., faculty room, library, informations communications technology room, social hall, canteen, feeding room, practice room and a roofdeck for outdoor  sports, apart from the  basketball court.

It was also learned from Andres that the yet-to-be-erected school building will also have two stairs, a male and female comfort room per floor and an audio-visual room.

In exchange for the convenience of the new school building, the lady mayor said all that that city government asks of the students, parents and faculty members is for them to work jointly toward taking good care of the said building and its facilities so that future generations of students may still fully enjoy them.