DepEd Secretary Jesli Lapus said elementary and highschool classes in Metro Manila will remain suspended until Friday (October 2).
Lapus announced that classes in the primary and secondary levels have also been suspended in Cainta, Rizal; Marikina City, Cavite province and the cities of Sta. Rosa and Calamba and the towns of Famy and Mabitac in Laguna province.
He said the suspension was due to the devastating effects of tropical storm Ondoy on elementary and secondary schools around Metro Manila and its outskirts, particularly in Rizal province.
The education secretary said at least 74 schools were destroyed by floods caused by the storm and 170 more schools under the Department of Education's supervision in the metro are housing more than 10,000 families.
Lapus also asked for volunteers for the total clean-up of schools hit by the storm. He said schools need to be prepared and renovated before classes resume next week.
Lapus, meanwhile, said the government is giving local government and school officials the discretion of suspending classes.
"Depending on local conditions in other areas, local government and school authorities may exercise judgment to suspend classes," Lapus said.
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