APALIT, PAMPANGA — University officials have renamed the Don Honorio Ventura State University academic building (DHVSU) after the Okada Foundation Inc. (OFI) which donated P50 million for its renovation.
The new building will now be officially called the Okada Academic Building.
The project was initiated by the Okada Foundation and realized through the cooperation of the Office of Senator Lito Lapid.
The school building, which was finished in April this year, has three floors with a capacity of 12 classrooms and a spacious courtyard for students.
In initiating the undertaking, Okada Foundation’ sought to address the growing student population in Apalit, Pampanga.
“It makes us proud to hear that they’ve agreed to name the building after our foundation,” said OFI president James Lorenzana. “But more than that, we’re hopeful that the building fulfills its purpose as a place of learning, and as an inspiration for other organizations to collaborate with more educational institutions in addressing the needs of students and teachers.
The DHVSU academic building is the first facility donated by OFI in support of its educational advocacy. “It is our goal to continue to inspire those to realize their dreams by empowering them with the means to pursue their education,” Lorenzana said.
With the joint effort of PAGCOR chairman Al Tengco and the rest of the board, OFI hopes that it will be an example for others to support the education of Pampanga’s youth.
Sen. Lapid, Pampanga Gov. Dennis Pineda, Apalit Mayor Oscar Tetangco Jr., Vice Mayor Peter Nucom, Pampanga Rep. Anna York Bondoc, DHVSU Administrative Council president Enrique G. Baking, and PAGCOR vice president Ramon Stephen R. Villaflor were present during the building’s inauguration last April.
