Still no classes in some parts of Pangasinan

BINALONAN, Pangasinan , Philippines  – Classes remain suspended in some areas in the province because of thick mud and destroyed computer sets and books in the aftermath of typhoon “Pepeng.”

Dr. Viraluz Raguindin, schools division superintendent of Pangasinan 2, told The STAR yesterday that teachers, parents and residents have joined hands to get rid of the thick mud deposited by floodwaters in schools.

Reports reaching Raguindin said massive clearing operations are ongoing in schools in worst-hit Rosales town like the Robert Estrella National High School and the Carmen East Elementary School, as well as in Puelay Elementary School in nearby Villasis town.

In Urdaneta City, Mayor Amadeo Perez Jr. has deployed some City Hall employees to help speed up the rehabilitation of flood-hit schools.

“But there is another danger – crawling snakes as big as a finger and about one foot long or more,” Raguindin said.

Thus, she advised school authorities and volunteers to be careful and instead use equipment to remove the mud.