Officials of the Marawi City Schools Division opened two tracking and
monitoring desks to locate public school teachers affected by the
Marawi crisis.
Anna Zenaida A. Unte, assistant city schools superintendent, said the
desks were established to track the whereabouts of their teachers and
learners.
A total of 1,676 elementary teachers, 401 secondary teachers, and 25
senior high school teachers in Marawi are affected by the crisis. Around
18,570 learners in elementary level; 3,023 in secondary level; and 537
senior high schools are also affected.
The tracking and monitoring desks are located at the Provincial Capitol in Marawi City and Iligan City Central School.
Unte said they already located 674 teachers staying home-based in
Iligan City and eight in evacuation centers in Iligan and Saguiaran
town.
"We believe that a lot of our teachers and learners are in nearby
municipalities, some in Manila, Cotabato, Butuan, and Cebu," she said.
Unte said the tracking helped Department of Education in the
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepED-ARMM) determine the kind of
assistance that will be afforded to the displaced teachers.
"Mahirap kasi karamihan sa mga teachers natin umalis sa mga
bahay-bahay nila na ang dala lang ay yung suot nilang damit, karamihan
sa mga bagay na importante sa kanila ay naiwanan nila gaya ng kanilang
ATM cards," she further said.
DepEd has already provided hygiene kits, food packages, and medicines
to the teachers. They will also undergo psychosocial support and
interventions starting tomorrow, June 13. (APB/PIA-10)
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