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ABALOS, FABELLA Father and Son Tandem Inaugurates New
JRU Gym
September 08, 2008
marked a day in history in Jose Rizal University. This
was the day set
for the Blessing and Inauguration of the new Jose Rizal
University Gym, along Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City.
Leading the ribbon
cutting ceremony was the joint father-and-son tandem of
Benjamin Abalos, Sr., former Comelec Chairman, his son
and now Mandaluyong City Mayor Benjamin C. Abalos, Jr.,
Dr. Armand V. Fabella, former Department of Education
Secretary and now JRU Chairman of the Board of Trustees,
and Dr. Vincent K. Fabella, JRU President. Mandaluyong
City Congressman Neptali M. Gonzales II become
indisposed and was not able to attend the event.
PBA Legends who were
once Lords of the basketball court in then Jose Rizal
College (JRC) who also attended the event were Philip
Cezar, Manny Victorino, and Vergel Meneses.
The Mandaluyong Mayor
was accompanied by his Vice Mayor Rene Sta. Maria, city
councilors, city administrator, city treasurer and
budget officer. Mr. Renz Evangelista, SK Chairman and
Councilor of Mandaluyong, is first year college student
in JRU.
The newly blessed and
inaugurated gym, a six-storey high state-of-the-art
facility in Mandaluyong, has a total floor area of 6,620
square meters, including the gym itself, parking area
and multipurpose rooms and classrooms. The parking
area has 45 parking slots, adjacent to the
Engineering and Maintenance, Janitorial and Security
offices of the University. The second floor
contains telescopic bleachers and two basketball courts
where one could be converted into a professional court
for practices and NCAA games of the JRU Heavy and Light
Bomber Squads. For specific functions, demountable stage
and benches may also be set up in the gym. Also on the
second floor are athletes’ weights rooms, varsity
lockers, comfort rooms and storage disbursement areas.
The third floor
was developed to accommodate the Athletics Office, a
multi-purpose room, male & female comfort rooms,
conference rooms, coaches’ room and athletic staff
working area. This area was designed primarily for the
activities of the athletics office.
The fourth and fifth
floors were built to accommodate classes and student
activities, while the sixth floor has a
multipurpose function hall that can be used either as
classrooms or a big conference room. Another big room at
the same floor is converted exclusively for JRU’s
affiliate review center.
The façade of the
building is designed to reflect not only the
University’s commitment to the development of JRU
students but also serves as an ICON to the City
of Mandaluyong as a whole.
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