Classes go on amid Mayon threat

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January 22, 2018
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MANILA – Classes will resume in Albay province amid the high level of unrest at Mayon volcano, the Department of Education (DepEd) said.

DepEd was monitoring the situation to ensure that students, teachers and other school personnel were safe and well-informed, the department said in a statement.

Alert level 3 has been raised over the active volcano since Jan. 14, signifying increased tendency toward a hazardous eruption.

A number of classrooms were used as evacuation centers as residents near the danger zones were forced to flee their homes.

Thirty-three schools were used as evacuation centers as of Jan. 17 while more than 8,000 people were occupying at least 445 classrooms, DepEd said.

Seventeen schools were within the 7-kilometer permanent danger zone, the department added.

Education secretary Leonor Briones urged local government units (LGUs) to build evacuation centers so that schools need not be used for such purpose and classes will not be disrupted.

Briones said the agency was also working with LGUs to provide alternative evacuation centers.

Meanwhile, DepEd said a number of schools implemented double-shift classes to help minimize class interruptions.

“We are fast-tracking the release of funds for the speedy construction of 208 temporary learning spaces in Legazpi, Ligao and Tabaco cities,” DepEd said.

The department added that it plans to stockpile learning resources in areas prone to natural disasters to further ensure the continuation of classes after a calamity.

Children in evacuation centers were provided with educational support activities, DepEd said. (PNA)
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