ILOILO City – Under the midday sun and hopeful clear blue skies, shovels pierced the ground as a significant step toward expanding educational opportunities in Iloilo City marked with the site blessing and groundbreaking ceremony of the New Tuburan Study Center, a project developed by Daguiao Foundation Inc.
On June 27, 2026, the ceremony was attended by Jaro Archbishop Midyphil Billones, Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. of Iloilo Province; Roel Castro, president and chief executive officer of MORE Electric and Power Corporation; Antonio Jon, president of Daguiao Foundation, Inc.; Engr. Rene Tan, director of Tuburan Study Center; and various personalities.
Located along General Luna Street, Barangay Villa Anita, City Proper, the Tuburan Study Center is envisioned to become a multi-story learning facility designed to provide students with spaces to study, mentoring, reflection, and personal growth spiritually.
Through the study center, Daguiao Foundation Inc. seeks to answer the growing needs of students for environments that encourage discipline, focus, and values-centered spaces.
This project reflects the broader reason of the Daguiao Foundation Inc., which has long supported educational and community-based initiatives since 1991 that uplift young men by being grounded both academically and through moral formation.
Antonio Jon, president of Daguiao Foundation, Inc. shared that the foundation has remained consistent in its mission to empower the youth by providing a safe sanctuary where they can learn, grow, and strengthen their moral values.
By investing in the potential of young people, the foundation helps shape future generations capable of building a better and more compassionate society.
As the ceremonial shovel struck the ground and the time capsule buried underneath, the atmosphere carried both celebration and anticipation of the future. For most, the ceremony represented more than just a groundbreaking ceremony; it was laying a foundation for the future generations.
The study center is set to be constructed in two years’ time under the project development of RBJR construction services.
In a rapidly changing world, Daguiao Foundation Inc. believes that the Tuburan Study Center will stand as a reminder that investing in the youth remains one of the ways to build a better and morally conscious community./PN