SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - The strong winds brought by Super Typhoon Leon (international name Kong-rey) destroyed a house, damaged four houses, and caused the preemptive evacuation of 12 families in Antique. 'The houses were of light materials and in the upland barangays,' Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer III Michael Tolentino said in an interview Wednesday, noting they were vulnerable to strong winds because of their location. Four of the five houses were in San Remigio and one was from the municipality of Laua-an. Meanwhile, of the 12 families preemptively evacuated on Oct. 29, five were from San Jose de Buenavista, four from San Remigio, two from Valderrama, and one from Laua-an. 'The preemptively evacuated families preferred to stay with their relatives outside of the evacuation centers except for the two at the Moscoso Elementary School in San Jose de Buenavista,' Tolentino said. He said the local government units (LGUs) provided assistance to the affected families. Furth er, classes remained suspended in 17 LGUs while classes resumed in the town of Tobias Fornier due to improving weather conditions. The suspended in-person classes from pre-school to senior high school were in San Jose de Buenavista, Hamtic, Pandan, Barbaza, Tibiao, Culasi, Caluya, Sibalom, San Remigio, and Libertad and all levels in Laua-an, Valderrama, Sebaste, Belison, Patnongon, Anini-y, and Bugasong. Source: Philippines News Agency