Teachers at the Tanza Elementary School in Navotas City clean their room on July 26, 2024, days after floods brought by torrential rains submerged the school. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News 

More than 1,200 public schools nationwide will postpone their opening on Monday, July 29, 2024 for clean-up and rehabilitation, the Department of Education (DepEd) said Saturday.

The schools are located in area badly affected by the severe flooding caused by typhoon Carina and monsoon rains last week.

The affected areas include the National Capital Region, Ilocos Region, Central Luzon and South Cotabato Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and General Santos. City.

In the NCR, schools in Malabon, Pasig, Marina and Valenzuela will open on August 5, 2024, the DepEd said.

Some schools in Navotas, Manila, San Juana and Quezon City will also reschedule their opening to August 5.

In the Ilocos Region, some 544 schools will open after July 29 but not later than August 5.

Central Luzon will also have 442 schools delaying their opening.

In SOCCSKSARGEN, four schools near the Ligurian Marsh in Cotabato will open on August 5.

Education Secretary Sonny Angara earlier said the postponement of school openings in some areas is inevitable.

"Some schools will really have to postpone their openings kasi maraming aayusin at lilinisin (because there is a lot to fix and clean)," he said in a statement.

Angara said he will issue a list of schools that will move the opening of classes but classes in areas with minimal to no damage will push through on July 29.

"The regional directors will also work with the principals to assess readiness for school opening. Hindi naman pipilitin yung mga nasalanta talaga at mahihirapan sa school opening ng Lunes," he added.