MANILA, Philippines — Damage to school infrastructure due to the onslaught of typhoons Rolly and Ulysses reached P10.4 billion, data presented by an Education official during a Senate hearing showed.
During a Senate basic education committee hearing on Friday, theDepartment of Education (DepEd) was asked about the cost of damage in schools located in areas hit by recent typhoons.
According to DepEd Undersecretary Nepomuceno Malaluan, some 1,982 schools sustained damage during Typhoon Rolly, the bulk of which is in the Bicol region.
“In total from Rolly, infrastructure damage alone is about P6.6 billion as estimated by our DRRMS (Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Servi…
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