Push Admin

DepEd to provide assistance to teachers, personnel affected by typhoons

Article (news)

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/11/17/20201109-catanduanes-bote-school-gc-08.jpg"/><figcaption>A view of the entrance of the Bote Integrated School in Bato, Catanduanes on November 9, 2020. Days after Super Typhoon Rolly hit, teachers and school staff started to clean up the severely damaged school. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA – The Department of Education said Tuesday it would provide assistance to its teachers and personnel affected by recent storms.</p><p>Education Secretary Leonor Briones has directed DepEd’s field offices to submit lists of teachers and personnel who were “severely affected” by the series of typhoons that recently hit the country, which has left thousands of families displaced and houses and infrastructure destroyed.</p><p>“These lists will be utilized to fully assist our people in need,” she said in a statement.</p><p>The DepEd is speeding up the processing of employee benefits, helping personnel in getting calamity loans from the Government Service Insurance System and private lending institutions, and providing provident fund emergency loans to affected teaching and non-teaching personnel, Briones said.</p><p>Briones said the department is also set to release the year-end bonus, equivalent to a one-month salary, and a P5,000 cash gift.</p><p>The education chief reiterated that the department would also release additional funding for the reproduction or replacement of self-learning modules that were damaged.</p><p>“In addition, funds have been downloaded to provide hygiene kits and conduct clean-up drive and psychosocial first aid to affected schools,” she said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/16/20/deped-to-replace-learning-modules-damaged-in-typhoons">DepEd to replace learning modules damaged in typhoons</a></li></ul><p>Five storms have hit the country in less than a month, killing dozens of people, and triggering the worst flooding in the capital region and Cagayan Valley in years.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tMzsXIYcPT4?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Various groups have called on government to enforce a Luzon-wide or nationwide academic “break” or “freeze,” but the Commission on Higher Education has left it up to individual colleges and universities or local government units (LGUs) to suspend classes.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/16/20/walangpasok-nang-halos-isang-linggo-sa-ilang-unibersidad-kasunod-ng-ulysses">#WalangPasok nang halos isang linggo sa ilang unibersidad kasunod ng Ulysses</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/12/20/youth-group-asks-for-weeklong-class-suspension-due-to-typhoons">Youth group asks for weeklong class suspension due to typhoons</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/13/20/ched-calls-for-class-suspensions-in-typhoon-hit-regions">CHED calls for class suspensions in typhoon-hit regions</a></li></ul><p>The DepEd has also said LGUs decide on class suspensions.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/17/20/deped-unlikely-to-issue-academic-freeze-official-says">DepEd unlikely to issue academic freeze, official says</a></li></ul><p>The onslaught of the most recent typhoon, Ulysses, prompted Marikina Mayor Marcelino Teodoro to suspend classes in the city for a month.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/16/20/marikina-suspends-classes-for-a-month-after-typhoon-ulysses">Marikina suspends classes for a month after typhoon Ulysses</a></li></ul><p>Distance-learning activities in severely affected areas, such as Rizal province and Cagayan Valley, also remain suspended.</p>

<p>The Department of Education said Tuesday it would assist to its teachers and personnel affected by recent storms that battered the country.<br /> </p>

The Department of Education said Tuesday it would assist to its teachers and personnel affected by recent storms that battered the country.

DepEd to provide assistance to teachers, personnel affected by typhoons

News

Entertainment

Lifestyle

Sports

Metro.Style

More

Traffic

Manila

Horoscope

News

DepEd to provide assistance to teachers, personnel affected by typhoons

Jaehwa Bernardo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Nov 17, 2020 12:28 PM PHT

Read More:

education

Department of Education

DepEd

teachers

Tyhoon Ulysses

Typhoon Rolly

DepEd assistance to teachers

ABS-CBN is the leading media and entertainment company in the Philippines, offering quality content across TV, radio, digital, and film. Committed to public service and promoting Filipino values, ABS-CBN continues to inspire and connect audiences worldwide.

Corporate

Investors

Governance

International Distribution

Corporate

Governance

Investors

International Distribution

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

AI Policy

Terms of Service

Advertise with Us

© 2025 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

AI Policy

Advertise with Us

© 2025 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

AI Policy

Advertise with Us

© 2025 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.