Classes resume in Bohol on Nov 5, Cebu stabilizes

Classes in quake-hit Bohol will resume on Tuesday, November 5, Governor Edgar Chatto announced. The province is the hardest hit of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked Central Visayas a week ago, October 15. In Cebu, classes in public schools will resume on Monday, November 4. School administrators will make their own announcements for classes in private schools, but localized suspensions have been made. The Department of Education (DepEd) told Rappler on Sunday that initial reports showed 37 damaged schools in Region 6 and 866 damaged schools in Region 7. Meanwhile, Cebu has “stabilized” following the strong quake that shook the island. Cebu now serves as one of the staging points for relief goods to enter the province of Bohol, which is now under a state of calamity. Cebu was also declared under a state of calamity immediately following the quake. Resources are being poured into the towns of Loon, Maribojoc, and Antiquera — the hardest hit among Bohol’s municipalities.


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