DepEd: All schools now open for SY 2024-2025

All schools across the country have already started classes this School Year 2024-2025, after some opted to postpone due to the effects of the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) and Super Typhoon Carina, the Department of Education (DepEd) said Tuesday. 

More than a week since the current academic year opened on July 29, DepEd affirmed to reporters that operations in schools nationwide are “back to normal” as none are already being used as evacuation centers. 

On Monday, DepEd said that some 42 schools in Malabon City still had to delay the opening of classes due to the heavy rains that resulted in flooding in some areas in the city.

Over 1,000 schools based in the National Capital Region (NCR), Central Luzon, Ilocos Region, Calabarzon, and Soccsksargen did not open classes on July 29. 

Carina and the enhanced Southwest Monsoon brought floods, swollen rivers, landslides, and soil erosion, among others, in various parts of the country two weeks ago. 

DepEd Undersecretary Revsee Escobedo said Monday that it would take at least P1.6 billion to reconstruct and repair the schools damaged due to these weather systems. 

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He noted that 355 classrooms were totally damaged, while 1,555 others sustained partial damage. 

These were located in nine regions, namely: NCR, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Western Visayas, and Eastern Visayas.  —Giselle Ombay/KBK, GMA Integrated News