An inventory to determine the number of affected public schools in Northern Luzon during the onslaught of super typhoon Egay is now underway, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang)
An inventory of the damaged public schools will be conducted so that the government can determine the extent of the damage left by the super typhoon in schools to ensure a smooth opening of classes in August, according to Marcos. The President reinforced the proposal made  by Senator Imee Marcos who accompanied him during his visit in Egay-hit areas in Northern Luzon. “Senator Imee pointed out very correctly that the school year is about to begin at mayroon tayong kukunin, gagawa ng listahan ng mga damaged school buildings na hindi magamit. Tignan natin what we can do in a month kasi we have one month, August 28 ang pasukan (we will come up with a list of damaged school buildings that cannot be used. Let's see what we can do because we have one month before the opening of classes on August 28),” he said. “So…these are the general elements that we have, looking at this is what we have been getting from the agencies, the responding agencies to all of these,” he added. The Chief Executive presided over on Saturday a series of briefings in Bangued, Abra; Laoag City in Ilocos Norte; and Tuguegarao City, Cagayan where he received initial reports on the effects of super typhoon Egay in Northern Luzon. The President also conducted aerial inspections of the affected areas in Abra and Ilocos Norte. He also asked local government units to submit a detailed report of agricultural damages in their respective areas in a bid to help farmers recover from the effects of the typhoon.