15 QC public schools defer opening of classes, 143 others ready by Monday

QC Mayor Joy Belmonte takes part in the Brigada Eskwela at Commonwealth Elementary School

MANILA, Philippines –  A total of 143 public elementary and high schools in Quezon City will be ready for the opening of classes on Monday, July 29, while others will defer their opening amid the effects left behind by Typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon Mayor Joy Belmonte announced.

Based on Division Memorandum No. 778, Series of 2024, Belmonte stated that classes in 15 public elementary and high schools will not begin on Monday (July 29) due to various reasons.

Classes in Sto. Cristo Elementary School, Balumbato Elementary School, Cong. Reynaldo Calalay Elementary School, Sinagtala Elementary School, San Francisco Elementary School, Dalupan Elementary School, Diosdado P. Macapagal Elementary School, Rosa L. Susano Elementary School, Odelco Elementary School, Josefa Jara Martinez High School, and Sta. Lucia High School will start on August 1 (Thursday) as they are currently being used as evacuation centers.

Mayor Belmonte distributes free school bags and school supplies to Bagong Silangan Elementary School students

Belmonte added that Betty Go Belmonte Elementary School, Masambong Elementary School, Masambong High School, and Sergio Osmena Sr. High School sustained damages that needed immediate repair and can only begin classes on August 5.

“Magsasagawa ng Saturday classes ang mga paaralang ito para mapunuan ang nawalang araw,” ( Saturday classes will be held to compensate  for the lost school days) , Belmonte said.

Aside from these schools, Belmonte assured QCitizens that it is all systems go for the opening of classes in 84 public elementary and 59 public high schools in the city.

Mayor Belmonte with newly appointed Education Secretary Sonny Angara

“Handang-handa na po ang ating mga paaralan para tanggapin ang mga estudyanteng magbabalik eskuwela sa Lunes,” ( Our schools are ready to accept all students returning to their classes on Monday) said Belmonte, who also led Brigada Eskwela activities in various schools across the city and distributed over 400,000 school supplies and bags to students.

During the formal launch of Brigada Eskwela at Commonwealth Elementary School and Bagong Silangan High School, she was joined by Education Secretary Sonny Angara and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority acting chairman Romando Artes.