(GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE / INQUIRER)
MANILA, Philippines — The number of school buildings classified as damaged following last Wednesday’s magnitude 7.0 earthquake has risen from 35 to 164, the Department of Education (DepEd) said Thursday.
Additionally, the number of affected schools, or those located in areas with a reported instrumental intensity also increased from the previous count of 8,027 to 9,538.
The cost of reconstructing and repairing the school buildings has also ballooned to P940 million from the initial estimate of P288.5 million, DepEd said.
Meanwhile, work has been suspended since starting July 27 in 16 DepEd divisions covering 3,536 schools in the Ilocos region and Cordillera Administrative Region.
DepEd also said its Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRMS) team met with the National Education Cluster Partners for updates on the affected schools as they conduct rapid assessments of the damage.
The Central Office Quick Response and Recovery Team (QRRT) was also convened to ensure adequate, effective, and timely response and recovery interventions on the affected individuals after the quake. (Andy Hoo, INQUIRER.net trainee)
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