Dizon: MSU-Gensan buildings damaged by quake repaired

GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Two buildings at Mindanao State University-General Santos City that were badly damaged by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in June have been repaired and are now being used, Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon said Monday.

Dizon inspected the university’s Graduate School and Infirmary Building, which he said were among the facilities hardest hit by the powerful earthquake on June 8.

Both buildings have since been rehabilitated and are now being used by students and faculty.

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Dizon said the repairs were completed in about a month after he directed Department of Public Works and Highways officials in Region 12 to speed up the work.

“The work had to be done quickly and properly,” Dizon said, recalling his instructions to DPWH-12 officials following the earthquake.

He said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had directed the DPWH to prioritize and fast-track the rehabilitation of public facilities, particularly schools and hospitals, damaged by the earthquake.

The university’s College of Medicine building remains unrepaired, however.

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Dizon said the government was ready to help retrofit the building, with the work estimated to cost about P129 million.

“Our commitment is that the building will be ready for use before the start of the next school year,” Dizon said.

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Former senator and now Anti-Poverty Commission Secretary Manny Pacquiao joined Dizon during the inspection. /mcm