Paint has failed to cover the cracks on the classroom walls of Ucab Elementary School in Itogon town, Benguet province, that has been declared a “critical danger zone” by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB). Based on MGB’s assessment in October last year, the other schools in critical danger zones were Ampucao National High School, Ampucao Elementary School and Manganese Elementary School at Barangay Ampucao; Goldfield Elementary School at Barangay Poblacion; and Loacan National High School, Loacan Elementary School and Luneta Elementary School at Barangay Loacan. Among those killed were two pupils of Ucab Elementary School who were buried when a massive landslide swept a miners’ bunkhouse and several shanties half a kilometer from the school. The P4-million classrooms are found in Burgos Agro-Industrial School and Burgos Central Elementary School. Even the school identification cards are given by the school to the pupils for free, complete with the pupils’ pictures, said Oyong.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 02, 2019 21:25 UTC