ASU Rehabilitates University Library

Senator Ramon Magsaysay, Jr. allocated the amount of one million five hundred thousand pesos (P1,500,000.00) from his Congressional Initiative Allocation under the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF). The said fund was released by the Department of Budget and Management covered by Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) No. ROCS-04-03699 dated December 13, 2004, to the Aklan State University as financial assistance for the; (1) rehabilitation of library building (P1, 000,000.00), (2) internet library (P300, 000.00), and (3) completion of forestry building (P200, 000.00).
On March 26, 2004, the ASU also received financial support from former Congresswoman Gabrielle V. Calizo through her infra projects with SARO No. ROVI-2004-103. The amount of five hundred thousand pesos (P500, 000.00) was allotted for the partial construction of the ASU Library Audio Visual Room. On December 13, 2004, Honorable Florencio T. Miraflores, representative of the Lone District of Aklan, also allotted one million five hundred thousand pesos (P1, 500,000.00) for the rehabilitation of the ASU library. On June 26, 2006, Hon. Eulogio R. Magsaysay, Representative, Alliance of Volunteer Educators (AVE) Partylist also released under SARO No. A-06-03992, one million fifty thousand pesos (P1,050,000.00) for the rehabilitation of the ASU Library.
According to Engr. Loreto P. Indelible, Jr., Director for Campus Planning and Development of ASU, the funding support given by Sen. Ramon Magsaysay was used for the partial roofing of the library. The fund from Cong. Miraflores was utilized for the partial roof framing. He further added that another P1.5 to P2 Million is still needed for the completion of the roof framing. Some P3 to P4 million is required for the completion of the library roofing. Also, an additional P1.5 Million is necessary to complete the Audio Visual Room. According to Engr. Indelible, around twenty million is still needed for the completion of the University Library, Banga.
At present, the rehabilitation of the ASU Library is on-going funded by the University itself. Engr. Indelible stated that if there is enough fund to support its rehabilitation, he estimated that it can be completed within two years. At the moment, the University library is temporarily situated at the High School Building, Banga.
To recall, the building which housed the university library and the administrative offices was completely razed by fire on March 17, 2004. The damages and loses were estimated to be forty million pesos (P40, 000,000.00). The library, according to Dr. Palma, is the "brain, heart, and soul of the University. Without it, the students will be deprived of the opportunity to access quality education and to enjoy their constitutional rights.(ASU-ECS)/MP mailto:madyaas_pen@yahoo.com