LEGAZPI CITY, Oct. 8 -- Tents set up by the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5) in Masbate serve as temporary learning spaces to ensure continuous learning in the province.

Claudio Villareal, chief of DSWD-5's Disaster Response Management Division, said the tents were allocated to local government units (LGUs) in need of learning facilities, especially since Severe Tropical Storm Opong (international name Bualoi) caused significant damage to classrooms and buildings.

"In coordination with the Department of Education provincial office and the provincial local government unit of Masbate, we have provided 150 tents as temporary learning spaces. LGUs need to coordinate with their school division superintendent to ...