WARLITO E. PULMONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - HISTORY

SCHOOL HISTORY WARLITO E. PULMONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL The Santiago Elementary School of the City East District, Division on Pagadian City has a humble beginning. It was established when Sitio Santiago was officially declared as a barangay on May 3, 1966. Upon its formal separation from its Mother Barangay, San Pedro District. Its rapid development as a complete elementary school was more attributed when concrete school buildings were constructed especially during the time of the late Hon. City Mayor Warlito E. Pulmones, the first elected highest official of the barangay when the title Barangay Captain was implemented. The development of Santiago Elementary School was observed more in year 1970 when Barangay Santiago was classified by the City Government as an urban Barangay, since then it was called Santiago District. An urban area situated in the mid-eastern of the city and one of the very progressive coastal barangays contiguous to the city’s business center. The school experienced three (3) major unforgettable disasters. The first was the August 17, 1976 Earthquake-Tsunami which resulted to millions of property damages and lost thousands of lives. It is followed by a big fire that hit four (4) classrooms on July 2006 and seconded by another big fire that razed another five (5) classrooms including its Kindergarten and Home Economic rooms on February 10, 2009. Despite the tragedies experienced by Santiago Elementary School , it is continually moving forward by observing its vision and mission, Santiago Elementary School has shown good performance and one of the performing non-central schools in the Division of Pagadian City. This has been made possible through the concerted efforts of the pupils, teachers, parents, LGU’s and the community. Recently, WarlitoE. Pulmones Elementary School has twenty (20) strong regular teachers, and six (6) Madrasah teachers. It offers Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education (ALIVE), and the regular offering of the K to 12 Education Program. It serves 597 school children where 67% are Muslims and 33% are Christians. It envisions that through respect and understanding to one another, it leads to quality education with love of countrymen.