At least 2,815 teachers in 140 schools in Masbate province were forced to shift their classes to modular learning setup due to the series of clashes between government troops and suspected members of the New People’s Army.
“This just demonstrates that although we have made much progress in the fight against the [communist rebels], we must be continuously vigilant so that such murderous abuses are avoided in the future,” he said in a statement on Thursday.Nene Merioles, Masbate Schools Division superintendent, on Thursday assured parents, especially those in remote areas, that there would be no disruption in learning as students shift to modular distance education scheme.
During the first encounter in Barangay Villahermosa in Cawayan town on March 20, shrapnel from a grenade launcher landed in a classroom of Villahermosa National High School, Espayos said. Two more separate explosions erupted on Wednesday, leading to clashes in Placer and Dimasalang towns that wounded two soldiers, two police officers and a civilian.
SCAMPERING FOR SAFETY In this photo taken on Wednesday, students in an elementary school in Placer, Masbate, duck and seek safe spaces in their classrooms as fighting between government soldiers and New People’s Army rebels break out. School officials in the towns of Dimasalang, Placer, Cawayan, Esperanza, Cataingan and Uson suspended in-person classes to ensure the safety of students, teachers and school staff following the clashes this week.
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