The Department of Education on Tuesday, April 19, said that it needs an estimated amount of P308.50 million to reconstruct and repair infrastructure damaged by “Agaton”, the first tropical cyclone to enter the Philippine area of responsibility in 2022.
The Department of Education on Tuesday, April 19, said that it needs an estimated amount of P308.50 million to reconstruct and repair infrastructure damaged by “Agaton” , the first tropical cyclone to enter the Philippine area of responsibility in 2022.
In its report, DepED Director IV for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Service Ronilda Co said that a total of 12,019 schools in the country have been affected by “Agaton.”“Ang pinaka malala na naapektuhan ay ang Region VIII na [may] more than 4,000 affected schools at ang Region VI na more than 3,000 ,” said Co in a press conference.
DepEd’s partial data also showed that at least 420 schools in Regions VIII and VI are currently being used as an evacuation center. “Mayroon tayong 21 na schools na may flooding at nakikita po natin at ito ay karamihan nasa Region VIII. Nagdulot din po ito ng landslides ,” added Co.Meanwhile, apart from infrastructure damage, DepEd likewise needs to address the non-infrastructure damage brought by the tropical cyclone.“Lahat lahat kapag pinagsama-sama po natin ito ay umaabot sa mahigit P567 million ,” she added.
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