P85M FOR LEARNING SHELTERS

THE Cebu Provincial School Board has approved an P85 million supplemental budget for the construction of temporary learning shelters in schools damaged by the September 30 earthquake.

More than 570 classrooms were completely destroyed, over 1,000 sustained major damage and 1,700 suffered minor damage.

A total of 269 temporary learning shelters are needed to accommodate students displaced by the structural impact.