Manila Bulletin
Number of schools, classrooms used as evacuation centers continue to increase - DepEd
Education Secretary Leonor Briones urged local chief executives in Calabarzon to find alternative relocation sites for evacuees currently occupying 178 schools in the region, emphasizing that classes cannot remain suspended indefinitely.
As of January 18, the number of schools used as evacuation centers has increased, with 242 schools in Region IV-A housing 9,617 families or 43,468 individuals in 1,641 classrooms.
The Taal Volcano eruption has affected 7,661,762 learners in 8,855 schools across NCR, Region III, Region IV-A, and Region IV-B.
Classes remain suspended in 15 divisions under Region IV-A, impacting 1,774,188 learners in 2,035 schools.
Secretary Briones reiterated her appeal to spare schools from being used as evacuation centers, a recommendation supported by President Duterte for the construction of more permanent evacuation centers.
DepEd is working with local government units to provide alternative evacuation centers to prevent disruptions in education.
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