ILOILO CITY—More than 8.4 million learners across eight regions have been affected by in-person class suspensions as the enhanced southwest monsoon, or habagat, continues to bring rains and thunderstorms over Luzon and parts of the Visayas. In its situation report as of 8 a.m. Thursday, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that adverse weather has affected 12,477 public schools in 73 divisions, involving 8,421,045 learners and 365,308 personnel. The prolonged bad weather has also taken a toll on school infrastructure, with 7,077 classrooms sustaining varying degrees of damage. READ: Pagasa: Monsoon rains prevailing over parts of Luzon, Visayas on Friday DepEd’s rapid […]...Keep on reading: Habagat rains disrupt classes for 8.4M learners across 8 regions