In preparation for the opening of the incoming school year, a group urged the government to “immediately start” the renovation and repairs of damaged facilities due to the recent typhoon and weather disturbance that affected the country.
“Kinakailangang mabigyang aksyon kaagad ang pagpapaayos ng mga sirang pasilidad para matiyak na mayroong ligtas at maayos na pasilidad ang mga guro at mag-aaral para sa darating na pasukan ,” Alliance of Concerned Teachers Philippines Secretary General Raymond Basilio said in a statement issued Thursday, Aug. 3.
Citing the monitoring of the Department of Education as of July 28, ACT noted a total of 169 schools in nine regions have been damaged by Typhoon Egay and the southwest monsoon. Citing a situational report for the combined effects of the “habagat” and typhoon Egay from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council , ACT noted that 559 damaged classrooms from different regions were affected.
Basilio noted that ACT regional officers from the affected regions also met to discuss the situation in their respective areas. “We are concerned about the damage in the school facilities,” he said.
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