Massive flooding drenched school equipment inside classrooms in Sergia Soriano Esteban Integrated School in Barangay Kalaklan in Olongapo City. | PHOTO: Vice Mayor Jong Cortez via Joanna Aglibot, Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines — Ninety schools nationwide sustained damage due to the effects of typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon, locally called habagat, according to the Department of Education (DepEd).
In a situational report on Thursday, DepEd said these schools are located in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Metro Manila, Regions I (Ilocos), III (Central Luzon), IV-A (Calabarzon), VI (Western Visayas), and VIII (Eastern Visayas).
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It added that an estimated cost of P630 million is needed to reconstruct and rehabilitate the 90 damaged schools.
Moreover, DepEd revealed that 324 schools across the country are now being used as evacuation centers, catering to about 93,480 displaced persons based on data from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.
These evacuation centers are located in CAR, Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, and Western Visayas.
Carina exited the country’s area of responsibility on Thursday morning, but a new low-pressure area formed off Southern Mindanao by afternoon, according to the state weather service.
Although Carina continues to move near Southeastern China, it will continue to enhance the southwest monsoon, which is expected to bring heavy rainfall in parts of Luzon.