Manila, June 10 -- Thousands of students enrolled in flexible and distance learning programs are expected to benefit from the newly completed four-story building of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) Open University System in Sta. Mesa, Manila.

Officials from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), led by Acting Secretary Kim Robert de Leon, inspected the facility on Wednesday to assess project implementation and ensure that government funds are translating into concrete public services.

The PHP185-million new facility is designed to serve as a modern learning hub for the university's open and distance education programs, expanding access to affordable and flexible higher education for Filipinos who cannot atten...