Kristine destroys 223 classrooms

By Red Mendoza

Oct 25, 2024 12:16 am

THE Department of Education (DepEd) said Thursday 223 classrooms have been destroyed, and 415 classrooms have been damaged by Tropical Storm Kristine.

On the sidelines of the AI (Artificial Intelligence) Horizons conference organized by the University of the Philippines in Taguig on Thursday, Education Secretary Juan Edgardo Angara confirmed that nearly 19 million students in 37,000 schools were not able to attend school over the past two days.

FLOODED NORTH An aerial shot shows flooded houses and rice fields near a swollen river after a nearby dam released waters due to heavy rains brought about by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan province, north of Manila on Oct. 24, 2024. PHOTO BY JOHN DIMAIN/AFP

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