GenSan suspends in-person classes after powerful earthquake

COTABATO CITY – In-person classes in all public elementary and secondary schools in General Santos City will remain suspended on Monday, June 29, following the magnitude 6.5 earthquake that jolted the city and nearby provinces last Friday.

Isagani dela Cruz, GenSan Schools Division superintendent, said the suspension was necessary to ensure the safety of learners and educators across the city.

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“Schools shall implement Alternative Delivery Mode,” Dela Cruz said Sunday.

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“All schools will undergo another structural reassessment following the magnitude 6.5 earthquake last Friday,” he added.

The tremor was traced 70 kilometers west of Balut Island in Davao Occidental. It was felt at Intensity V in GenSan and the towns of Kiamba, Malapatan, Malungon, and Alabel in Sarangani province; Lake Sebu and Tboli in South Cotabato; and Palimbang in Sultan Kudarat.

In a media alert, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the magnitude 6.5 quake was no longer considered an aftershock of the magnitude 7.8 quake on June 8 that ravaged GenSan and Glan, Sarangani. /mcm

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