Face-to-face classes resume in Tagbilaran City on October 14 after safety clearance

By I. Inojales, Helen Castaño | 10:56 PM October 13, 2025

TAGBILARAN CITY — Mayor Jane Yap has announced that several schools in Tagbilaran City will resume face-to-face classes on Tuesday, October 14, after passing structural inspections and rapid post-earthquake assessments conducted by the City Post-Earthquake Assessment Team.

The team, composed of personnel from the City Engineering Office, City Planning Office, City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), and the Department of Education (DepEd), issued green tags to schools declared safe for occupancy.

Mayor Yap said the assessments focused on school buildings with two storeys and above to ensure the safety of students and teachers following the recent earthquake.

“After careful evaluation, the cleared schools are now safe for in-person classes. However, classrooms identified with structural issues must remain off-limits until repaired,” Yap said.

As of 8:30 p.m. on Monday, October 13, at least 53 public and private schools—including the University of Bohol, Tagbilaran City Science High School, Cogon National High School, and Tagbilaran City College—were cleared to reopen.

Some private schools, however, have yet to submit their structural assessment reports. The city government has urged administrators to coordinate with the City Schools Division for verification and inclusion in the cleared list.

Mayor Yap also directed all schools in Tagbilaran City to conduct earthquake and fire drills this week, with guidance from the CDRRMO and partner agencies.

“We cannot predict aftershocks, but we can prepare. Safety remains our top priority,” Yap emphasized.

The city government, in coordination with DepEd and private school administrators, continues to monitor the stability of school facilities to ensure a safe learning environment for all students.

LIST OF CLEARED SCHOOLS FOR FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES (AS OF OCTOBER 13, 2025, 8:30 PM):

1. Poblacion 1 Day Care Center
2. Cogon National High School
3. Ubujan Day Care Center
4. Dampas Day Care
5. Manga National High School
6. Manga Proper Child Development Center
7. Dao Day Care Center / Barangay Hall
8. Magsaysay Child Development Center
9. Dao Elementary School
10. Cogon Elementary School
11. DCPNHS – Junior High School
12. Tagbilaran City Central Elementary School
13. San Isidro Day Care
14. Poblacion 3 Day Care Center
15. City East Day Care Center
16. Lindaville Phase 2 Day Care
17. Tagbilaran City East Elementary School
18. Tiptip Day Care
19. Tagbilaran City Science High School
20. Cabawan Day Care Center
21. DCPNHS – Senior High School
22. Poblacion 2 Day Care Center (NCDC)
23. Basak Taloto Day Care
24. Booy Day Care
25. Cogon Lower Day Care Center
26. Booy South Day Care
27. Mansasa Elementary School
28. Mansasa High School
29. Eastern Cogon Day Care
30. Tamblot Day Care Center
31. Mansasa High School – Senior High Building
32. Bool Proper Child Development Center
33. Mansasa Day Care Center
34. Sacred Heart Day Care Center
35. University of Bohol
36. Prodigy School

ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS APPROVED FOR FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES

1. Bool Elementary School
2. Booy Elementary School
3. Cabawan Elementary School
4. Dampas Elementary School
5. Eastern Cogon Elementary School
6. Manga Elementary School
7. San Isidro Elementary School
8. Tagbilaran City Central Elementary School – SPED
9. Taloto Elementary School
10. Tiptip Elementary School
11. Ubujan Elementary School
12. City of Tagbilaran National High School
13. San Isidro National High School
14. Tagbilaran City High School for the Hearing Impaired
15. Taloto National High School
16. Bohol Child Head Start Inc.
17. Tagbilaran City College