00:00Due to the storm's impact, several schools in the country were severely affected
00:05and 13 million students were affected.
00:09This is the story of Floyd Brentz.
00:14More than 37,000 schools in 15 regions of the country were affected by the Christine storm.
00:21According to the Education Department, there were 322 totally damaged
00:26while 504 were partially or partially damaged.
00:30In total, the cost of the school fees is more than 1 billion pesos.
00:36According to the DepEd, more than 17 million students were affected by the storm
00:41as well as more than 700,000 teachers and non-teaching personnel.
00:46Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education is studying the possible effects of the classes
00:51caused by the storm on the students' studies.
00:55According to the Educational Secretary, Sunny Angara,
00:58they are depending on the possibility of learning loss
01:01if there are too many days without classes due to the calamity.
01:05In addition, the Ministry of Education has authority to conduct make-up or Saturday classes.
01:13They will first let the principals and teachers know how to do this
01:18especially those who are more aware of the situation in their schools.
01:23Floyd Brents for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
