MODULE DISTRIBUTION. A parent secures the module of her child from a school in Tobias Fornier, Antique on Monday (Oct. 2, 2023). Eric Cortejo, Department of Education Schools Division-Antique information officer, said in an interview that schools in 12 local government units shifted to the alternative module mode following the suspension of classes. (Photo courtesy of DepEd-Antique)
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The suspension of classes by 12 local government units (LGUs) in Antique due to heavy rains resulted in 416 public and private schools shifting to modular classes on Monday.
The towns of San Jose de Buenavista, Belison, Tobias Fornier, Hamtic, Sebaste, Laua-an, San Remigio, Barbaza, Tibiao, Sibalom, Valderrama, and Culasi suspended classes, Eric Cortejo, Department of Education (DepEd) Antique information officer, said in an interview.
“Schools automatically shifted to the alternative delivery mode, which is the modular, with the no in-person classes, Monday,” Cortejo said.
He said that teachers reported to schools early morning of Monday to distribute the modules.
Barangay officials were tapped to assist teachers and, if necessary, retrieve them if parents have difficulty leaving their homes due to the inclement weather.
Antique Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer III Michael Tolentino said that based on the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) forecast, the province will experience heavy rains until Thursday due to the southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoon Jenny.
“The LGUs decided to suspend classes to keep the learners safe since some of them have still to cross rivers or its tributaries to reach their schools,” Tolentino said in a separate interview.
Tolentino said early this morning, the water level of the Sibalom River, one of the province’s major rivers, rose but subsided around midday after the rains stopped. (PNA)
