‘Nika,’ ‘Ofel’ and ‘Pepito’ cause P1 billion in damages to 788 classrooms
November 19, 2024 | 12:53pm
A student and her relative air-dried notebooks and fixed their other belongings in Maria Aurora, Aurora on Nov. 18, 2024
The Philippine STAR / Jesse Bustos
MANILA, Philippines — A devastating trio of typhoons, “Nika,” “Ofel,” and “Pepito,” left about 788 classrooms damaged or destroyed across the Philippines.
According to DepEd Undersecretary Revsee Escobedo, 308 classrooms will need to be rebuilt from the ground up, while another 480 require extensive repairs, costing around P1 billion.
“Umabot na po initially as to infra n
