00:00The calamity of the typhoon and flood is not yet over.
00:03It left more to be desired for the schools
00:07that are still waiting for the reopening of classes.
00:11Tomorrow.
00:12And that is what Darlene Ka is talking about.
00:16Darlene?
00:19Pia, tomorrow, classes will start in almost all schools across the country.
00:23But this is still the situation here at Guillermo Sanchez Memorial Elementary School
00:27in Tenaheros, Malabon.
00:28As you can see, the mud is still thick
00:31and the broken equipment and chairs are still here.
00:34Even the garbage that was washed away by the flood.
00:37That is the effect of the super typhoon just now.
00:41That is why Guillermo Sanchez is one of the almost 1,000 schools
00:45that will not be able to start classes tomorrow.
00:51The flood hit Guillermo Sanchez Memorial Elementary School in Tenaheros, Malabon.
00:57Thick mud, garbage, and broken chairs were washed away.
01:02According to one of the school workers, the flood reached the roof.
01:06He said that he prioritized the school over his own house.
01:11We were crying.
01:15At first, we were not able to save anything.
01:18We were not able to use anything.
01:21I don't know where I will be able to buy my students' equipment again.
01:31Classes will start on August 5 in 41 public schools in Malabon
01:35and all public and private schools in Marikina, according to the LGU.
01:39But according to the teacher of Guillermo Sanchez, it seems that they will not be able to do it.
01:44I hope that the LGU will help us so that we can clean this quickly.
01:50And just a little help for our equipment.
01:55No one will be able to help us.
01:57In Quezon City, classes will start on August 1 and August 5 in 15 schools.
02:03Mayor Joy Belmonte said that some of those schools are still using evacuation centers.
02:08This includes Pasukan Masambong High School,
02:11which was cleaned by teachers, parents, and members of volunteer organizations.
02:17In this classroom, there are school bags that will be given to the students
02:22so that they can use them in the upcoming Pasukan.
02:24But as you can see, because the whole classroom was flooded, all the school bags were wet.
02:30We will open them one by one.
02:33And even the contents inside, like these pad papers, these notebooks, were all wet.
02:41So this will not be used.
02:43In the latest data from the Department of Education,
02:46almost 1,000 schools in five regions in the Philippines will not be able to start Pasukan tomorrow.
02:53Deputy Secretary Sonny Angara said that Pasukan should be continued
02:58so that there will not be a learning loss.
03:00But he will not force schools to open because of the flood.
03:05In the latest data from DEPED,
03:07almost 18.4 million students enrolled in the school year 2024-2025,
03:12from grade school to senior high school,
03:15are included in the Alternative Learning System or ALS.
03:22Pia, only 2% of the total number of public schools in the Philippines
03:26will not be able to open classes tomorrow.
03:29So if this is based on DEPED,
03:31they can be prepared to return to school tomorrow.
03:33That is the latest from Malabon, back to you Pia.
03:37Thank you very much Darlene Kai.
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