DBM releases P1.67B for classrooms in Yolanda areas

THE government has released P1.67 billion for the construction of 1,704 classrooms in elementary and secondary public schools in regions affected by last year’s Supertyphoon Yolanda (Haiyan).

In a statement over the weekend, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said that the release was made to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to fund the construction and reconstruction of classrooms damaged by Yolanda in MIMAROPA (Region IV-B), Western Visayas (Region VI), Central Visayas (Region VII), Eastern Visayas (Region VIII), Caraga (Region XIII) and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).