HISTORY

Silangan Elementary School Annex started its operation through the initiative of Dr. Teresita De Jesus, who has then the principal of Silangan Elementary School – Main. With the great diplomatic relations made by Mrs. Nena P. Monte (who then became te Offier-In-Charge and principal of Silangan Elementary School – Annex) to local and national officials. The school was founded in the year 2000. The site has an area of 3,936 square meters which was solicited from the National Housing Authority (NHA). At first, the school had a three – story building with nine classrooms which built through the Countryside Development Fund (CDP) Congressman Dante Tinga and improved by Congressman Allan Peter Cayetano’s Congressional Fund. After a year, it had already a perimeter fence funded by the Local School Board or LSB of Taguig. On the first year of operation the school had only 800 pupils and 12 teachers. Ninety percent of the pupils’ population are Muslims.

With the continuous support coming from the local and national agencies, he school was given another 3-story building in 2004 courtesy of office of the mayor. In 2009, DepEd constructed a six-classroom, three-storey building. Not only the local and national agencies are making Silangan Elementary School – Annex a far better institution, corporate organizations and foundations are also helping the school in giving better educational opportunities and creating a brighter future for the pupils. Some of these organizations and foundations are the Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig (KDT), Center for Moderate Muslims (CMM), GUCI Foundation, League of Corporate Foundations, Meralco Foundations, Hongkong ang Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), Deautsche Bank, Asia America Initiative (AAI), Assumption College and UNESCO. These are some of the corporate foundations and organizations that help the school a successful institution of the learning.

July 15, 2008 marked almost eight years of Dr. Nena P. Monte as a principal when she left for Daang Hari Elementary School in District II of Taguig City and Pateros Division. She was replaced by Mr. Joventino Bajar and after 10 months he was replaced by Mrs. Francia A. Patron.

On September 17, 2009, SESA was renamed to Maharlika Elementary School. It was on this date that the approved ordinance No. 63 series of 2005 by Councilor A. P. Bartolome took effort through the effort of Mr. Francia A. Patron.

After two significant years of staying in MES, Dr. Francia A. Patron was transferred in Palar Elementary School and then replaced by Mr. Cipriano M. Bisco Jr who was a former Master Teacher of Silangan Elementary School. After a year of giving service to MES, Mr. Bisco was assigned to Silangan Elementary School and replaced by Mrs. Flordelyn T. Umagat. Last July, 2016 Dr. Umagat was assigned to Silangan Elementary School and was replaced by Dr. Erlinda O. Butcon on September 01, 2016 and eventually Mrs. Aurora L. Perez took post being the new principal on February 01, 2019. Now, MES is composed of five (5) buildings. One of them was constructed last August 2014 and soon will become six (60 buildings since the newly constructed school building will be functional this coming school year. The said new building is funded by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) under the management and implementation of Department of Education.

At present, our school has a total enrollment of 2945 pupils and 81 teachers. With its committed school head, Maharlika Elementary School continues its journey towards academic success and quality assurance. Furthermore, MES will be redouble its effort and compassion to create a meaningful impact in the lives of learners and the entire community as well.

More importantly, the next school year marks another milestone of the school since the conversion of Maharlika Elementary School to Maharlika Integrated School been approved. Announcing its opening of Grade 7, Maharlika Integrated School has started accepting enrollees for the school year 2020-2021.