DepEd: No class suspensions in quake-affected areas

Classes will go on in areas affected by the magnitude-7.6 quake that jolted Eastern Visayas and some parts of Luzon and Mindanao, the Department of Education said Monday.

 

The DepEd said its initial information showed no school sustained major damage in the wake of Friday's quake, radio dzBB's Glen Juego reported.

 

It added this includes schools in Eastern Samar, some areas of which felt the quake at a potentially destructive Intensity VII.

 

Education officials also allayed fears by parents that some schools may collapse, adding the situation is normal.

 

But a separate dzBB report quoted National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council head Benito Ramos as saying some government services may be interrupted in some quake-affected areas.

 

Ramos was quoted in the report as saying this is due to inspection teams checking buildings for damage.

 

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake had been felt at:

 

Intensity VII (Destructive):

 

Intensity VI (Very strong):

 

Intensity V (Strong):

 

Intensity IV (Moderately strong):

 

Intensity III (Weak):

 

Intensity II (Slightly felt):

 

–KG, GMA News