00:00Even if we do not stop the flood, the education of our students will not be a hindrance to their education.
00:08How do they prepare to flood the school?
00:11Two weeks before the school starts?
00:13This is what Oscar Oida is talking about.
00:17It has been a year since the school started flooding.
00:20The Francis Elementary School here in Calumpit, Bulacan is expected to be flooded.
00:26Almost every day, the water is lost due to high tides and bad weather.
00:31That is why their board and three classrooms are not used.
00:36Some books and modules have also been destroyed.
00:41The Hagonoy West Central School in Bulacan still has not been flooded.
00:47But because it is next to a river,
00:49almost 70% of the school year,
00:51almost 15 of their classrooms are submerged in water, even though they have raised the walkway.
00:58We are affected because they cannot go to class.
01:05And the students are also affected by floods.
01:10If it is not uncontrollable, there will be floods and typhoons.
01:16So we switched from face-to-face to ADM.
01:22We are using modules now.
01:24But they are tired of teaching and cleaning the classrooms.
01:31It is part of the system's routine to clean after floods.
01:38The situation in Makabebe, Pampanga is not far away.
01:42Makabebe also has high tides.
01:44In Tlaxan National High School, the corridors are submerged in water,
01:48while the pathways are white.
01:51We installed it so that it is not uncontrollable.
01:55And even if the flood rises, our seats are safe.
01:59The table and the seats of the students.
02:03According to the Makabebe Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office,
02:07they are expecting more than 15 schools to be submerged in floodwater
02:12due to high tides.
02:15That is why it was a big help to upgrade the corridors
02:18so that the students can enter safely.
02:23That is our number one standing rule
02:26that is coordinated with our sanitation department.
02:32We will continue to inspect and clean the surroundings
02:38in order to arrest the possible tenge cases even if we have water.
02:45Incoming Education Secretary Sani Angara
02:48wants to adjust the design of the classrooms according to the situation of the area.
02:53Maybe there is a design for certain areas that are often flooded.
02:58We have certain designs.
03:01For areas that are often hit by strong typhoons, certain regions,
03:07we can tweak the design or change the design
03:12so that it can withstand or be more resilient,
03:17their roofs, supporting beams, etc.,
03:23that are not just typical.
03:27We cannot avoid that.
03:29According to the report in my town, there are classrooms that are damaged.
03:33Angara has yet to talk to the outgoing DepEd Secretary,
03:37Vice President Sara Duterte,
03:39regarding the turnover of duties in Kagawaran.
03:43Duterte will be in DepEd until Friday, July 19.
03:46On her Facebook page,
03:48she posted a group photo of DepEd officials and employees
03:53to thank them for their service.
03:56For GMA Integrated News, Oscar Oida was on air for 24 hours.
04:26For GMA Integrated News, Oscar Oida was on air for 24 hours.
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