THE DEPARTMENT of Education said it would provide assistance to teachers and non-teaching personnel who were affected by the recent typhoons that hit the country.

Education Secretary Leonor Briones directed all field offices, through their respective regional directors, to submit lists of teachers and personnel who were severely affected by the typhoons.

“These lists will be utilized to fully assist our people in need during these times,” Briones said in a statement.

The DepEd chief vowed to expedite the processing of loan applications of affected personnel.

“We are making headway in helping our personnel in getting the Government Service Insurance System and other private lending institutions’ calamity loans. The Department will also provide provident fund emergency loans to the teaching and non-teaching personnel who were affected by the recent typhoons,” Briones said.

“We are also about to release the year-end bonus equivalent to one-month salary and P5,000 cash gift for our personnel,” she added.

Briones said her agency will release funds for the reproduction or replacement of damaged self-learning modules.

“In addition, funds have been downloaded to provide hygiene kits and conduct clean-up drive and psychosocial first aid to affected schools. We also engaged our external partners to deliver donations directly to schools,” she said.