Among the schools temporarily used as an evacuation center is the East Central Integrated School, where families continue to stay even as enrollment is scheduled to start on Monday, August 7, 2023.
“‘Yung mga gusto pang mag-stay, okay naman, kasi siyempre ang tinitignan din ng school is ‘yung safety ng mga evacuees, so ilalagay po sila sa isang building,” Barangay Herrero-Perez kagawad Richie Gomez said in a report by GMA Regional TV One North Central Luzon Claire Lacanilao's on “24 Oras Weekend” on Sunday.School administrators, however, said that the scheduled activities would push through despite the current conditions.
“Kahit mayroon tayong evacuees na naiwan pa, magpu-push through po ‘yung enrollment natin,” said East Central Integrated School Principal IV Maricris Ferrer. For her part, Assistant Schools Division Superintendent Ma. Criselda Ocang said there could be a need to implement different shifts for students, as there may not be enough facilities to cater to the incoming classes.
“There are cases, for example, na hindi maihabol ‘yung mga rooms ng ibang schools for the construction or ‘yung repair … we could actually have shifting,” she said.