Nearly 4,000 classrooms damaged due to Maymay, southwest monsoon

The Department of Education says it would need around P115 million to repair classrooms with minor damage alone

MANILA, Philippines—Nearly 4,000 classrooms across the country sustained varying degrees of damage from the combined effects of former Tropical Cyclone Maymay and the southwest monsoon or habagat, the Department of Education (DepEd) said Monday. In its situation report as of 8 a.m., DepEd’s Disaster Risk Reduction and