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| Mayor Eric C. Codilla does the ceremonial pouring of gravel at the groundbreaking of the P20M Olympic-size swimming pool. |
MAYOR Eric C. Codilla led the groundbreaking of the swimming pool at New Ormoc National High School (NONHS) last July 27. City Schools Division Supt. Sol Lumarda welcomed the project as it will produce swimmers that would reap honors for Ormoc in regional and national sporting events.
Mayor Codilla described the P20 million project as a standard Olympic-size pool with a depth of three to 12 feet. It will have 10 lanes and a size of 25x50 meters with 10 meters space allotted at the sides. The entire area to be developed will measures 70x45 meters while its diving board will be raised more than 10 meters from the ground.
Now that the city will finally have its own pool, it will have the capacity to host swimming events for the Eastern Visayas Regional Athletic Association (Evraa) meet. Everytime Ormoc hosts the Evraa, the swimming events are held either at the California Energy administration complex in Milagro, this city or at Philippine Associated Smelting and Refining Corp. in Isabel town.
With the pool’s existence, Lumarda said the Ormoc division can finally send a swimming delegation to the Evraa which it seldom does. Mayor Codilla also announced that the pool will be opened to the public for a certain fee to help defray the cost of its maintenance. The Local School Board will come up with guidelines for its utilization.
Actual construction of the project will begin on August and will take 180 days to finish. The capsule buried at the site contained photocopies of the Certificate of Land Title, tax declarations and plans as well as original copies of the groundbreaking program and attendance sheet with signatures.
Former Rep. Eufrocino M. Codilla Sr. also took part in the ceremonial pouring of gravel. Witnessing the event were NONHS OIC Narcisa Batoon, Barangay Captain Rafael Fernandez of Don Felipe, Kag. Conrado Jumao-as of Punta and officers of the General Parents Teachers Association.
Mayor Codilla described the P20 million project as a standard Olympic-size pool with a depth of three to 12 feet. It will have 10 lanes and a size of 25x50 meters with 10 meters space allotted at the sides. The entire area to be developed will measures 70x45 meters while its diving board will be raised more than 10 meters from the ground.
Now that the city will finally have its own pool, it will have the capacity to host swimming events for the Eastern Visayas Regional Athletic Association (Evraa) meet. Everytime Ormoc hosts the Evraa, the swimming events are held either at the California Energy administration complex in Milagro, this city or at Philippine Associated Smelting and Refining Corp. in Isabel town.
With the pool’s existence, Lumarda said the Ormoc division can finally send a swimming delegation to the Evraa which it seldom does. Mayor Codilla also announced that the pool will be opened to the public for a certain fee to help defray the cost of its maintenance. The Local School Board will come up with guidelines for its utilization.
Actual construction of the project will begin on August and will take 180 days to finish. The capsule buried at the site contained photocopies of the Certificate of Land Title, tax declarations and plans as well as original copies of the groundbreaking program and attendance sheet with signatures.
Former Rep. Eufrocino M. Codilla Sr. also took part in the ceremonial pouring of gravel. Witnessing the event were NONHS OIC Narcisa Batoon, Barangay Captain Rafael Fernandez of Don Felipe, Kag. Conrado Jumao-as of Punta and officers of the General Parents Teachers Association.
(West Leyte Weekly Express issue of July 23-29, 2012)
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