Manila, Feb. 3 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) Field Office 5 (Bicol Region) has spearheaded the setting up of a temporary learning space (TLS) at the Hiraya Manawari Residences in Barangay San Vicente in Tabaco City, Albay.

Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao of the DSWD's Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) said the TLS is a nine-classroom facility serving as a temporary school for approximately 149 learners who have been affected by Mayon's restiveness.

The students, from kindergarten to Grade 6, are from the Magapo Elementary School, which is located within Mayon's critical 6-km. Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ).

Dumlao said the establishment of the TLS was made possible through a whole-of-government init...