The Department of Education (DepEd) reports that the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat), intensified by Tropical Cyclone Maymay, disrupts in-person classes across multiple regions. As of Aug. 14, DepEd data show adverse weather affects eight regions and 73 divisions, leading to suspensions in 12,477 public schools and disrupting daily learning activities for about 8.4 million learners and 365,308 personnel.
DepEd says it prioritizes students’ physical safety while moving to reduce learning loss and support recovery. The department also cites impacts on school infrastructure, including 7,077 classrooms sustaining varying degrees of damage. In its situation reporting, DepEd links the disruption to ongoing rains and thunderstorms over Luzon and parts of the Visayas, and it outlines rapid disaster response and immediate recovery requirements for affected areas. Across outlets, the focus remains on the scale of class suspensions, the number of learners and staff affected, and the extent of damage reported to classrooms.
