A total of 143 public elementary and high schools in Quezon City joined the opening of classes recently.
Several public schools, however, deferred their opening of classes in the aftermath of Typhoon Carina, Mayor Joy Belmonte announced.
Based on Division Memorandum No. 778, Series of 2024, Belmonte stated that classes in 15 public elementary and high schools did not begin on Monday (July 29) due to various reasons.
Classes in Sto. Cristo Elementary School, Balumbato Elementary School, Cong. Reynaldo Calalay Elementary School, Sinagtala Elementary School, San Francisco Elementary School, Dalupan Elementary School, Diosdado P. Macapagal Elementary School, Rosa L. Susano Elementary School, Odelco Elementary School, Josefa Jara Martinez High School, and Sta. Lucia High School will start only on August 1 (Thursday) as they are being used as evacuation centers.
The lady mayor added that Betty Go Belmonte Elementary School, Masambong Elementary School, Masambong High School, and Sergio Osmena Sr. High School sustained damages that needed immediate repair and can only begin classes on August 5 (Monday).
“Magsasagawa ng Saturday classes ang mga paaralang ito para mapunuan ang nawalang araw.”
“Magsasagawa ng Saturday classes ang mga paaralang ito para mapunuan ang nawalang araw,” she explained.
“Classes opened in 84 public elementary and 59 public high schools in the city.”
Aside from these schools, she told QCitizens that classes opened in 84 public elementary and 59 public high schools in the city.
“Handang-handa po ang ating mga paaralan para tanggapin ang mga estudyanteng magbabalik eskwela,” said Belmonte, who also led Brigada Eskwela activities in various schools across the city and distributed over 400,000 school supplies and bags to the students.
During the formal launch of Brigada Eskwela at Commonwealth Elementary School and Bagong Silangan High School, she was joined by Department of Education Secretary Sonny Angara and Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) acting chairman Romando Artes.
