NEWS|New 8-storey building to rise in 2023

New 8-storey building to rise in 2023

Anthea D. Reformado

PHINMA-University of Pangasinan is constructing an 8-story building to meet the demands of the campus's inadequate existing capacity due to the continuous enrollment growth on campus. The building was originally named New Annex Building, but Chito B. Salazar, the President of PHINMA-Education Network, decided to change the name to Riverside Building.

University Administrator Mr. Bryan S. Pepito said in a virtual interview that the building has two construction phasing. Phase 1, from the ground floor to the fourth floor, has a gross floor area of 6,732 square meters, while Phase 2, from the 5th floor to the 8th floor is 5, 508 square meters. And as of September 30, Phase 1 is now 38.6% accomplished.

When completed, the Riverside Building will be conducive for the allied health courses, as it will provide facilities such as a mock hospital, chemistry labs, micro-biology labs, anatomy labs, MedTech labs, pharmacy labs, a drugstore, and added classrooms.

This new building also includes a spacious study hall, an amphitheater, kiosks, a dining hall for students, an employees' lounge, a sky garden, and a parking lot on the ground floor

"We need to construct additional classrooms. Same with laboratories, as of now, mataas yung enrollment ng allied health department, so kulang yung laboratory natin,” said Mr. Pepito.

“More on allied health department ‘yung mapupunta sa building na ‘yun,” he added. Once the College of Allied Health Sciences (CAHS) department relocates to the Riverside Building, some parts of the department's existing building may be converted into classrooms to mitigate the classroom requirements for this S.Y. 2023-2024.

Phase 1 of the building is on track to be finished on January 2023.