MANILA, Philippines — Over 1,800 classrooms in at least 312 schools were damaged during Typhoon Uwan’s (international name: Fung Wong) onslaught in Luzon, the Department of Education (DepEd) reported on Monday. According to DepEd, most of the affected classrooms—1,182 in total—sustained minor damage, while 366 were heavily damaged and 261 were completely destroyed. READ: LIVE UPDATES: Typhoon Uwan Bicol, Calabarzon, and the Cordillera Administrative Region recorded the highest numbers of damaged classrooms, DepEd said. The agency clarified, however, that the figures are still being verified as additional reports continue to come in from regional and division offices. DepEd also reported […]... Keep on reading: Typhoon Uwan damages over 1,800 classrooms