MAKATI CITY — The Department of Education (DepEd) has initiated rapid disaster response operations and outlined immediate recovery requirements following severe operational disruptions caused by the southwest monsoon (habagat), enhanced by Tropical Cyclone Maymay. Based on assessments as of Aug. 14, the weather system has impacted eight regions across 73 DepEd divisions. Around 8.4 million learners and 365,308 DepEd personnel have seen their daily educational activities disrupted due to active in-person class suspensions affecting 12,477 public schools. Education Secretary Sonny Angara emphasized that while physical safety remains the absolute priority, the department is moving fast to minimize learning loss and restore […]...Keep on reading: DepEd sets classroom clearing ops as habagat disrupts 8M learners