In the wake of recent earthquakes that affected around 5,000 schools nationwide, the Department of Education (DepEd) and local government units (LGUs) have launched a stronger nationwide disaster resilience drive to protect learners, teachers, and education infrastructure from future calamities.

Education Secretary Sonny Angara said the DepEd is intensifying its coordination with LGUs to make disaster response and education recovery faster, more localized, and community-driven, following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to strengthen preparedness in school

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