Sibalom Central Elementary School in Sibalom, Antique started under the supervision of the American colonial government’s public education system, and began operating in a concrete building said to have been constructed during the late Spanish colonial period. Classes were held initially in Spanish and later in English by Filipino teachers trained by Thomasites. New buildings, rooms and facilities were soon added in the years that followed. World War II and the 1948 earthquake saw the destruction of most of its school buildings. A temporary facility was constructed in 1949, followed by the construction of permanent buildings in the 1960s, with further expansions made in 1996 funded by local officials and the community. Lately, the school became a beneficiary of the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) with the construction of a typhoon-resistant building as well as more modern amenities and facilities.
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Medy Jane Blanco, 2024
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Medy Jane R. Blanco, Research Assistant,April Lyn M. Genovea, Research Assistant
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1898, 1960s, 1990s, American governance, Antique, community support, concrete school building, covered court, facilities, Filipino teachers, funding limitations, growing, increasing enrollment, Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), local officials, modern infrastructure, natural disasters, nipa and bamboo structures, public education, Sibalom, Sibalom Central Elementary School, Spanish-American War, Thomasites, two-story building, typhoon-resistant buildings, world war ii
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