THE DEPARTMENT of Education in Region 9 will temporarily suspend the conduct of in-person classes and will issue modules to students as the low pressure area flooded over 100 schools in the Zamboanga Peninsula.

DepEd Region9 said that the issuance of modules will ensure learning continuity as the region recovers from the disaster.

“Doon sa walong division natin, pito ay nag-suspend na. Actually, kahapon suspended na ang klase ng tatlong division ng Zamboanga City, Isabela at tsaka may mga areas ng Zamboanga Del Norte,” DepEd-9 Regional Director Dr. Ruth Fuentes said.

The agency said that 28 schools in the region were turned into evacuation centers and an estimated 200,000 students were affected by floods.

“It may last for two week, so habang nililinis ‘yung school, pwede naman na ibalik muna natin ang tinatawag na blended learning. Magmomodular muna ang mga bata at ‘pag wala na ‘yung banta ng natural calamities at tska ready na ‘yung school, pwede bang ibalik,” Fuentes said.