Flood Fighters in Action

Flooding in the Senior Academy Building

Retrieved from google 🙂 not in SPAC!

Flooding in school communities is a common problem faced by many in this country. In 2013, according to the DepEd data, 16.3% of the elementary schools (that is, over 5,000 schools) were flooded at least once. Closed to 5% or 1,467 schools were flooded three or more times and 568 schools experienced 5 or more floods. Among public high schools, 17.2% were flooded at least once. It stands as an obstacle towards students who who attend school for the sake of learning and of gaining education. It causes disturbance among the students’ daily tasks in school and may contribute to their unwillingness to go to school. There is also a threat on their health because the stocked water may be inhabited by mosquitoes and it’s also unclean. Here in SPAC, the flooding occurs in the Senior Academy building every time when it rains so hard the rainwater ends up in the floor of the rooms since there is no proper drainage system. It is a big nuisance for those who have their classrooms in the ground. Our organization, The Flooding Fighters suggests that the school administration should give funds to the Senior High building for the drains. This act can greatly help the students and improve SPAC’s facilities too, yet it is understandable since the construction is still ongoing.

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