Public schools resume classes after rains, floods

All public schools in the Philippines resumed classes Tuesday after disruptions caused by recent rains and floods, with full operations now restored for school year 2024-2025.

Local governments in Metro Manila and nearby provinces used some schools as evacuation shelters for thousands of residents affected by Super Typhoon Carina and the Southwest Monsoon last month.

Out of over 47,000 schools nationwide, around 1,063 did not open classes on July 29 due to weather-related damage but have since resumed normal operations as none are being used as evacuation centers.

DepEd reported earlier that Carina and the southwest monsoon caused P1.66 billion in infrastructure damage, including 355 destroyed classrooms across nine regions.

Non-infrastructure losses included damaged furniture, learning resources, and computer packages, affecting nearly 20 million learners since July 29.

On Tuesday, DepEd logged an enrollment of 87.2 percent of its target, recording 24,178,797 out of 27,722,835 enrollees from elementary to senior high school in all public and private schools.