DepEd starts to process funding for super typhoon Rolly's damages in schools

The Department of Education (DepEd) disaster office said that they have started to process funding for the immediate clean-up and minor repair for damaged schools caused by super typhoon Rolly.

It is to be followed with the distribution of hygiene and teachers' and learners' kits said Ronilda Co, head of DepEd's disaster risk reduction and management service (DRRMS) in a meeting with non-government organizations and partners earlier this week.

"Our engineers and DRRM coordinators have begun conducting the detailed assessment of infrastructure and non-infrastructure damages to determine the funding requirement for the comprehensive rehabilitation and recovery of affected schools, learners, and personnel," she added.

According to a situation report from the DepEd, 226 schools, majority from the Bicol region, incurred damages amounting to P489.5 million during the onslaught of Typhoon Rolly over the weekend. Schools in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos region, Cagayan Valley and Eastern Visayas with one each, Mimaropa (13 schools), and Calabarzon (27 schools) were also damaged. 

DepEd has requested funds from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council for the repair of damaged school buildings.