Friday, May 09, 2008 [ manilatimes.net ]
BAGUIO CITY: The Department of Education announced on Thursday that the Baguio Teachers Camp, a premiere destination for teachers and heads of public and private schools from all over the country, will have its grand centennial celebration for the whole month of May.
Education Assistant Sec. Jonathan Malaya said President Arroyo is scheduled to visit the camp over the weekend or next week to check the status of the redevelopment of the popular landmark. Malaya and other DepEd officials are overseeing the rehabilitation of the camp.
Located along Baguio City ’s Leonard Wood Road, the Teachers Camp has 23 hectares of tree-laden land area. It accommodates 12 dormitory facilities, some 48 semi-furnished guesthouses with two to six bedrooms, eight conference halls, two mess halls, seven other structures and a world-class athletic oval. The total occupancy of the 12 dormitory facilities at a given time is 1,500 guests.
DepEd Sec. Jesli Lapus, through the Office of Usec. Teodosio Sangil Jr., is currently focused on giving the Teachers Camp a face-lift with their effort to repair, rehabilitate and upgrade its facilities and surroundings.
While maintaining that the Camp should be the primary destination for public school teachers whenever teacher-related conferences are held, Lapus is considering the possibility of opening it to the wider market.
“I see the importance of utilizing the most appropriate strategy to effectively maintain the upkeep operation of the Camp. Believing in the principle of self-sustenance, the operation of the Teachers Camp has to be economically viable and self-sustaining. Anchored on this belief, we ventured into the idea of opening the Teachers Camp not only to its regular DepEd clienteles but also to other prospective clienteles in the bureaucracy and the private sector,” Lapus said.
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