ILOILO CITY, June 11 -- Three public schools in Iloilo City inaugurated their new classroom worth PHP78.5 million on Thursday, in time for the opening of classes.

The three separate inauguration and turnover ceremonies were graced by Uswag Ilonggo Party-list Rep. James Ang Jr., whose office facilitated the inclusion of the projects in the 2024 General Appropriations Act.

The San Isidro Elementary School and the Iloilo Central Elementary School (ICES) each received a three-story, six-classroom building worth PHP23.5 million, while the Fort San Pedro National High School has a PHP31.5-million four-story, eight-classroom building project.

"This is the people's money, and we are giving it back to them. Our shared commitment was able to ma...