MANILA, Philippines – Local government units (LGUs) declared suspension of classes for Wednesday, July 18, 2018 (Wednesday) due to inclement weather condition brought by Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) enhanced by tropical cyclone 'Son-tinh' (formerly Henry).
In a bulletin on Tuesday afternoon, state weather bureau PAGASA advised of possible flooding and landslides due to light to moderate with occasional heavy rains in the areas of Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, Mindoro provinces and Palawan.
At 3:00 pm on Tuesday, 'Son-tinh' was spotted at 700 km West of Basco, Batanes (19.3 N, 115.4 E) or outside the Philippine Area of responsibility (PAR).
(As of 9:54 p.m.) Here's the updated list of class suspensions for Wednesday, July 18, 2018 due to Habagat enhanced by 'Son-tinh'(refresh page for the updates):
METRO MANILA
PROVINCIAL
Based on automatic class suspension guideline by DepEd, LGUs have the authority to declare local suspensions in areas where there is no storm signal.
Meanwhile, cancellation of classes in the tertiary level especially in the private institutions will be at discretion of school administrators.
Note: This is a developing story. Keep locked for the updates. Help us crowdsource class suspension announcements by tweeting @mysummitexpress or commenting below.
— The Summit Express
In a bulletin on Tuesday afternoon, state weather bureau PAGASA advised of possible flooding and landslides due to light to moderate with occasional heavy rains in the areas of Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, Mindoro provinces and Palawan.
At 3:00 pm on Tuesday, 'Son-tinh' was spotted at 700 km West of Basco, Batanes (19.3 N, 115.4 E) or outside the Philippine Area of responsibility (PAR).
(As of 9:54 p.m.) Here's the updated list of class suspensions for Wednesday, July 18, 2018 due to Habagat enhanced by 'Son-tinh'(refresh page for the updates):
METRO MANILA
- Caloocan City - all levels (public and private)
- Las Piñas City - all levels (public and private)
- Makati City - all levels (public and private)
- Malabon City - all levels (public and private)
- Mandaluyong City - all levels (public and private)
- City of Manila - all levels (public and private)
- Marikina City - all levels (public and private)
- Muntinlupa City - all levels (public and private)
- Navotas City - all levels (public and private)
- Parañaque City - all levels (public and private)
- Pasay City - all levels (public and private)
- Pasig City - all levels (public and private)
- Pateros - all levels (public and private)
- Quezon City - all levels (public and private)
- San Juan City - all levels (public and private)
- Taguig City - all levels (public and private)
- Valenzuela City - all levels (public and private)
PROVINCIAL
- Bataan - all levels (public and private)
- Lemery, Batangas - all levels (public and private)
- Bulacan Province - all levels (public and private)
- Cavite province - all levels (public and private)
- Laguna province - all levels (public and private)
- Olongapo City - all levels (public and private)
- Floridablanca, Pampanga - all levels (public and private)
- Apalit, Pampanga - all levels (public and private)
- Guagua, Pampanga - all levels (public and private)
- Mabalacat, Pampanga - all levels (public and private)
- Macabebe, Pampanga - all levels (public and private)
- Masantol, Pampanga - all levels (public and private)
- Porac, Pampanga - all levels (public and private)
- Sasmuan, Pampanga - all levels (public and private)
- Angono, Rizal - all levels (public and private)
- Binangonan, Rizal - all levels (public and private)
- Cainta, Rizal - all levels (public and private)
- Cardona, Rizal - all levels (public and private)
- Jalajala, Rizal - all levels (public and private)
- Rodriguez, Rizal - all levels (public and private)
- San Mateo, Rizal - all levels (public and private)
- Taytay, Rizal - all levels (public and private)
- Zambales - all levels (public and private)
Based on automatic class suspension guideline by DepEd, LGUs have the authority to declare local suspensions in areas where there is no storm signal.
Meanwhile, cancellation of classes in the tertiary level especially in the private institutions will be at discretion of school administrators.
Note: This is a developing story. Keep locked for the updates. Help us crowdsource class suspension announcements by tweeting @mysummitexpress or commenting below.
— The Summit Express
