SOME SCHOOLS TO POSTPONE OPENING OF CLASSES —ANGARA

By Liezelle Soriano

DEPARTMENT of Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Thursday said that some schools will have to postpone their opening of classes following the onslaught of super typhoonCarina.

The opening of classes of schools with minimal damages will push through on July 29.

“Some schools will really have to postpone their openings kasi maraming aayusin at lilinisin. Pero ‘yung wala o minimal ang damages itutuloy pa rin ang pasukan,” he said in a statement.

Angara said that he will be issuing a list on Friday of the schools whose opening of classes will be postponed.

He added that the regional directors will work with the school principals to assess readiness for school opening.

“Hindi namin pipilitin ‘yung mga nasalanta talaga at mahihirapan sa school opening ng Lunes.”

A total of 324 schools are being used as evacuation centers following the onslaught of ‘Carina’, according to DepEd.

There are six regions with schools used as evacuation centers, namely: CAR, NCR, Region I, Region III, Region IV-A and Region VI.

Meanwhile, 90 schools are now damaged, as of July 25.

The DepEd said a total of P630 million will be needed for rehabilitation and construction.

(el Amigo/mnm)