[2] The Americans decided that more public schools must be provided to facilitate the institutional education of the Filipinos.

American architect William E. Parsons was commissioned to develop prototype designs for the schoolhouses for both elementary and high school.

In 1907, assemblyman Isauro Gabaldon allotted a budget of one million pesos (sixty thousand dollars) for the construction of these prototypes all over the Philippines.

Starting out from a single Gabaldon school, the movement led to the construction of several buildings and facilities within the complex.

Reminiscent of the early years of the American occupation, Las Piñas Elementary School's Gabaldon Hall is one of the survivors of the city's rapid urbanisation.

This is observable in its U-shaped configuration, the series of concrete columns in the middle section, and the use of standardized G.I roofing.

The windows were made fixed and enclosed with wrought iron grill works while the transoms (including wood framing and capiz shells) were painted along with the walls of the hall.

The Las Piñas Gabaldon Hall integrated full air-conditioning system to cater according to its new use as an office building.