PBBM, sinabing tuloy ang pagbubukas ng klase sa July 29
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00:00Good evening Philippines, the opening of classes on Monday continues.
00:06This was decided by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
00:10But the President and the Education Department
00:13will be the ones to decide if this will continue,
00:17especially those affected by the typhoon and tsunami.
00:21It is now being announced that
00:2460 schools across the country have been affected by the calamity.
00:29This is Kenneth Paciente's report.
00:34President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. continued
00:37the opening of classes on Monday, July 29.
00:40That was in front of the effect of flooding
00:43caused by the typhoon Kareena, which was intensified by the typhoon Habagat.
00:46The President insisted that the children's learning should not be delayed.
00:50Do everything.
00:53Open the doors as much as you can if you can open them.
00:58That's the usual.
01:01As much as you can, open the schools and conduct classes.
01:05But there are areas where it is not possible.
01:08But according to the Executive Board,
01:10the school heads are still discretious
01:12if they will be able to start classes on Monday.
01:14Especially in his tour,
01:16he saw that some schools were flooded
01:19and some were damaged.
01:21Maybe some will be forced.
01:23They will conduct classes outside of the school building.
01:27They will conduct classes.
01:29That's how we are used to the pandemic.
01:33We will find a way to still have classes.
01:38According to the Education Department,
01:40some schools will be forced to close their schools.
01:43Deputy Secretary Sonny Angara said
01:45it is expected to reach more than 70 schools.
01:48Some schools are not allowed to close.
01:51There are cities like Malabon,
01:53which will start on July 31.
01:56In Valenzuela, they will start on August 5
01:58because they are still using the evacuation center.
02:05So far, our report shows
02:07that there is a severe damage to the FCR,
02:10Region 4A, Alabarzon,
02:13and it seems Region 3 as well.
02:16Because we have 400 schools that will open after July 29.
02:20In other regions, like Region 12,
02:23there are four schools that will be closed on March.
02:26Marikina also announced
02:28that they will open their schools on August 5.
02:31Other schools were still forced
02:33to continue opening their schools on Monday.
02:36Makeup classes will also be held
02:38to catch up with the days that will be gone
02:40due to the delay in opening their schools.
02:43Some want us to postpone our postponement
02:46or wholesale our postponement.
02:49We cannot do it because we know
02:51what if there is another typhoon next week.
02:54So if anyone can afford it, I hope they will enter.
02:57Because the learning loss is very real.
02:59And number one,
03:01we are one of the most missed classes in the world.
03:04And while we are still fixing the digital divide
03:08or our ability to have distance learning,
03:11we still need to stick to the traditional methods.
03:14According to DepEd,
03:16there are already 70 schools that were damaged
03:18in 70 regions in the country.
03:20There is a total of Php 630 million
03:22for the construction of these schools.
03:24While there are more than 300 schools
03:26that serve as evacuation centers
03:28in the current 6 regions.
03:30But Angara insists...
03:32We're discouraging it as a last resort
03:34if no one will really go.
03:36And there is a threat to persons and property.
03:39It's really bad.
03:41But let's put the covered courts first.
03:43That was set forth in the department order
03:45that we initiated yesterday.
03:47As much as possible,
03:49let's do it.
03:51DBM also assured
03:53that there is enough funds for the rehabilitation
03:55of affected schools.
03:57We have a total of Php 3.2 billion.
03:59The QRF of DepEd.
04:03This is composed of...
04:05They still have Php 200 million.
04:08Continuing in 2023.
04:10And then there's...
04:12Their Php 3 billion is intact for 2024.
04:16And then we have available Php 11 billion
04:21under NDRRMF.
04:23And then under the budget
04:25for this year also,
04:27we have what we call
04:29National Insurance Indemnity Fund.
04:31As of now,
04:33Php 18 million are enrolled
04:35in elementary, junior, and senior high school
04:37even in the alternative learning system
04:39for the school year 2024 to 2025.
04:43Kenneth Paciente
04:45Php 18 million.
04:47Php 18 million.
04:49Php 18 million.
04:51Php 18 million.