MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education said the country was short of 159,000 classrooms this coming school year which is set to start next week.
Assistant Secretary Francis Bringas reported this disturbing data to the Senate Committee on Basic Education on Wednesday, August 23. The committee met to discuss preparedness for the upcoming school year and proposals to revert to the June to March school calendar. Of that number, a total of 440 classrooms were destroyed in storms or other disasters, Bringas told the Senate committee.In August 2022, Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III told the House committee on basic education that they predicted the classroom shortage would be reduced to 40,000.
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