Gregorio Perfecto High School
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Gregorio Perfecto High School is a high school in Ricafort St. near Juan Luna, Tondo
, Manila
, Philippines
that started as the Ismar annex of Florentino Torres High School
.
On September 25, 1958 then mayor Arsenio H. Lacson
approved Resolution No. 529 changing Ismar High School to Gregorio Perfecto High School in honor of the late Supreme Court
Associate Justice
Gregorio Perfecto
, one of the signatories of the 1935 Constitution
who used to represent Tondo in Congress.
There were series of petitions and efforts made during the time of Mr. Domingo Quiambao, Miss Ines Villanueva and Mr. Bartolome del Valle to house Gregorio Perfecto High School in a new building and location. Construction of the new building for Gregorio Perfecto High School started in April 1964 in Ricafort St., Tondo.
Unfortunately, the building was damaged by an earthquake in 1969, then another one in 1990 that led to the total reconstruction of the school building. The reconstruction lasted for three years. But during the reconstruction period classes went on. The first and second levels were housed at the Tondo Sports Complex, the third year in a vacant lot located at Ricafort St. where makeshift rooms were put up, and the fourth year at the Manuel L. Quezon Elementary School.
The school building was finally restored in 1993. A fire destroyed the third floor on December 6, 1996. The third floor of the school building was restored and was inaugurated on September 17, 1997.
Tondo, Manila
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, Manila
Manila
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, Philippines
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that started as the Ismar annex of Florentino Torres High School
Florentino Torres High School
Florentino Torres High School, commonly known as Torres High School, situated in Tondo, Manila, Philippines, is one of the oldest public schools in Metro Manila.Florentino Torres High School, is one of the oldest school in Manila.-Administration:...
.
History
In 1947 Mr. Pablo Reyes, principal of Torres High School pushed through with his plan of separating Ismar Annex from Torres High School because of its increasing population. On June 16, 1958 the annex became Ismar High School. This was in accordance with Division Memorandum No. 60 s. 1958. The new school was supervised by Mr. Fabian Bugayong as second principal, Leonor Zapanta as head teacher and Mr. Aurelio Libao as guidance counselor. There were 66 teachers and a population of 1,425 students.On September 25, 1958 then mayor Arsenio H. Lacson
Arsenio Lacson
Arsenio H. Lacson was a Filipino journalist and politician who gained widespread attention as Mayor of Manila from 1952 to 1962. An active executive likened by Time and The New York Times to New York's Fiorello La Guardia, he was the first Manila mayor to be reelected to three terms...
approved Resolution No. 529 changing Ismar High School to Gregorio Perfecto High School in honor of the late Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the Philippines
The Supreme Court of the Philippines is the Philippines' highest judicial court, as well as the court of last resort. The court consists of 14 Associate Justices and 1 Chief Justice...
Associate Justice
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
An Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines is one of 15 members of the Philippine Supreme Court, the highest court in the Philippines. The Chief Justice presides over the High Court, but carries only 1 of the 15 votes in the court...
Gregorio Perfecto
Gregorio Perfecto
Gregorio Perfecto was a Filipino journalist, politician and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 1945 to 1949...
, one of the signatories of the 1935 Constitution
Philippine constitutional plebiscite, 1935
This article on elections in the Philippines gives information on elections and election results in the Philippines. The 1935 Constitution was written in 1934, approved and adopted by the Commonwealth of the Philippines and later used by the Third Republic of the Philippines...
who used to represent Tondo in Congress.
There were series of petitions and efforts made during the time of Mr. Domingo Quiambao, Miss Ines Villanueva and Mr. Bartolome del Valle to house Gregorio Perfecto High School in a new building and location. Construction of the new building for Gregorio Perfecto High School started in April 1964 in Ricafort St., Tondo.
Unfortunately, the building was damaged by an earthquake in 1969, then another one in 1990 that led to the total reconstruction of the school building. The reconstruction lasted for three years. But during the reconstruction period classes went on. The first and second levels were housed at the Tondo Sports Complex, the third year in a vacant lot located at Ricafort St. where makeshift rooms were put up, and the fourth year at the Manuel L. Quezon Elementary School.
The school building was finally restored in 1993. A fire destroyed the third floor on December 6, 1996. The third floor of the school building was restored and was inaugurated on September 17, 1997.