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Earthquake leaves nearly 300 classrooms damaged in Cebu —DepEd
Over 16,000 schools across various divisions were impacted by the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck near Bogo City, Cebu.
The Department of Education (DepEd) reported that the earthquake caused varying degrees of damage to 197 classrooms, with 26 experiencing major damage and 34 completely destroyed.
Additionally, six water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities were damaged as a result of the tremor.
A total of 2,220 learners and 97 teaching and non-teaching personnel were affected by the disaster, with most of them coming from several divisions in the Visayas region.
Fortunately, no injuries among the learners have been reported thus far.
The magnitude 6.9 tectonic earthquake, with an epicenter located north of Bogo City, Cebu, occurred at a shallow depth of 5 kilometers.
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