Manila, Jan. 28 -- Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Wednesday called on local government units (LGUs) to help speed up classroom delivery nationwide through a more flexible classroom construction mechanism.

Angara made the call during a dialogue with more than 200 city and municipal mayors at the Makabagong San Juan Theater in San Juan City.

"Kapag ang LGU ang nasa unahan ng implementasyon, mas mabilis nating naaabot ang mga paaralan na pinaka-nangangailangan (If LGUs will be at the forefront of the implementation, we can reach priority schools faster)," Angara said.

Under the flexible framework, the DepEd will identify priority schools in the country; provide classroom designs and technical specifications; approve and review plans ...