Mindanao 7.8 quake damages thousands of schools, disrupts classes for millions

Thousands of students in Mindanao remain unable to return to their classrooms more than a week after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck the region, with around 3,500 schools still under class suspension as authorities work to restore normal learning operations.

ILOILO CITY — More than 430,000 persons across Mindanao have been affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off Maasim, Sarangani on June 8, with thousands of families still displaced and more than 29,000 houses damaged, according to the latest report from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). In its Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center (DROMIC) Report No. 7 released at 6a.m. Thursday, the DSWD said the earthquake affected 96,090 families, or 430,379 individuals, in 350 barangays across Regions IX, XI, XII and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Of the affected population, […]...Keep on reading: Over 430,000 Mindanao folk affected by magnitude 7.8 quake - DSWD

ILOILO CITY — The Department of Education (DepEd) reported that 1,378 public schools across six regions sustained classroom, water, sanitation, and hygiene facility damage following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Maasim, Sarangani, on June 8. In Situation Report No. 9 released at 8 a.m. on June 11, DepEd said the damage assessment covered 37 school divisions in 24 provinces, with reports still subject to validation and consolidation by regional and division offices. The agency’s rapid damage assessment recorded a total of 8,740 affected classrooms, including 5,378 with minor damage, 1,774 with major damage, and 1,588 that were destroyed. Another 193 […]...Keep on reading: DepEd: 1,378 schools damaged in aftermath of Sarangani quake

MANILA, Philippines — As a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Mindanao damaged schools set to welcome thousands of students at the opening of the school year, a data scientist pointed out how infrastructure risk systematically affects education. Data from the Department of Education (DepEd) as of Monday, June 8, showed 8,642 schools across 43 divisions in six regions in Mindanao were hit by the earthquake that struck off Maasim, Sarangani, at 7:37 a.m. READ: DepEd: Schools hit by Mindanao earthquake rise to 8,642 DepEd said this resulted in the disruption of classes for 4.9 million learners and 156,282 school personnel in […]...Keep on reading: Mindanao quake exposes schools’ infrastructure risk — analyst

TAGBILARAN CITY — A total of 1,159 classrooms across five regions in Mindanao sustained damage following the powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck the southwest part of Maasim, Sarangani, on Monday, according to the Department of Education (DepEd). In its Situation Report No. 4, released early Tuesday, DepEd said rapid damage assessments showed that 751 classrooms sustained minor damage, 257 suffered major damage, and 151 were destroyed. The earthquake, which had a depth of 33 kilometers and was tectonic in origin, affected 231 public schools in 14 divisions across Regions IX, X, XI, XII, and XIII. READ: Magnitude 7.8 earthquake […]...Keep on reading: Over 1,100 classrooms damaged in 7.8-magnitude Mindanao earthquake

ILOILO CITY — The number of schools affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off Maasim, Sarangani on Monday morning, June 8, has risen to 8,642 schools across 43 divisions in six regions, the Department of Education (DepEd) reported. In Situation Report No. 3 issued at 5 p.m., DepEd said the quake has disrupted classes for 4,090,246 learners and 156,282 school personnel across Regions IX, X, XI, XII, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), and the Caraga Region. The latest figures mark a sharp increase from the noon report, which listed 6,224 affected schools and 3.24 million […]...Keep on reading: DepEd: Schools hit by Mindanao earthquake rise to 8,642