GENERAL SANTOS CITY, March 12 (PIA)–A private corporation  recently donated   classroom buildings here in support of the Adopt-A-School Program of the Department of Education (DepEd).    

SM Prime Holdings, through SM Foundation has turned over a two-classroom building to General Santos City Special Education Integrated School or SPED and another four-classroom building to Banisil National High School in Tambler here. 

“The school buildings are equipped with complete toilet facilities, armchairs, blackboards, teacher’s desk sets, and ceiling fans,” Justin Mae Acharon, public relations officer, GenSan SM Shopping Center Management Corporation told PIA General Santos City. 

She added that a number of textbooks and reading materials  were also distributed to each of the school libraries. 

To date, SM foundation has funded the construction of “42 school buildings nationwide since 2002,” she said. 

Acharon said SM Foundation is also making a difference in the lives of Filipinos through its scholarship program, which helps the less privileged and less fortunate young individuals all over the country go to school. 

The program has 900 college scholars enrolled in 73 colleges and universities nationwide. 

Schools of choice now include General Santos City being the site of the biggest SM malls in Mindanao. SM GenSan is expected to open in June or July this year. 

Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio noted the contribution of SM Foundation saying she was happy with the assistance as it helps boost public schools facility in the city. (CTApelacio/PIA General Santos City)