MANILA, Philippines – Classes have been suspended in several areas for Wednesday, November 11, 2020 due to inclement weather brought by Severe Tropical Storm 'Ulysses' (Vamco).
Below list will be updated once local government units and schools declared suspension of classes (refresh page for the latest updates):
Metro Manila
Other LGUs
Schools
PAGASA weather bulletin
In the 5:00 am bulletin today, state weather bureau PAGASA said 'Bagyong Ulysses' is forecast to intensify into a typhoon within the next 12 hours and reach its peak intensity of 130-155 km/h prior to landfall over Polillo Islands and mainland Quezon.
UPDATE: 'Ulysses' intensifies into typhoon, Signal No. 3 up in 12 areas
TROPICAL CYCLONE WIND SIGNAL
TCWS #2 (61-120 km/h winds prevailing or expected in 24 hours)
LUZON
TCWS #1 (30-60 km/h winds prevailing or expected in 36 hours)
LUZON
VISAYAS
Below list will be updated once local government units and schools declared suspension of classes (refresh page for the latest updates):
Metro Manila
- Las Piñas City - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Makati City - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- City of Manila - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Marikina City - all levels, public and private)
- Parañaque City - all levels, public and private
- Pasay City - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Pasig City - all levels, public and private
- Quezon City - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Taguig City - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Valenzuela City - preschool to senior high school, public and private
Other LGUs
- Angeles City - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Plaridel, Bulacan - face-to-face classes, online classes, other blended learning modalities in all levels
- Cagayan - all levels, public and private
- Camarines Norte - all levels, public and private
- Camarines Sur - all levels, public and private, until November 15
Schools
- University of the Philippines (UP) - Diliman (synchronous classes)
- Ateneo de Manila University (kindergarten to high school)
- OB Montessori Center (Advanced Casa to Grade 12)
- Quezon City Academy (online classes)
- San Sebastian Cathedral School of Tarlac (kindergarten to high school, synchronous and asynchronous classes)
- FEU High School, Manila (synchronous and asynchronous classes)
- Lyceum of the Philippines, Manila (online classes to senior high school)
- San Roque Catholic School (all levels)
- School of St. Anthony
PAGASA weather bulletin
In the 5:00 am bulletin today, state weather bureau PAGASA said 'Bagyong Ulysses' is forecast to intensify into a typhoon within the next 12 hours and reach its peak intensity of 130-155 km/h prior to landfall over Polillo Islands and mainland Quezon.
UPDATE: 'Ulysses' intensifies into typhoon, Signal No. 3 up in 12 areas
TROPICAL CYCLONE WIND SIGNAL
TCWS #2 (61-120 km/h winds prevailing or expected in 24 hours)
LUZON
- the southern portion of Quirino (Maddela, Nagtipunan)
- the southern portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Dupax Del Norte, Dupax Del Sur, Aritao, Santa Fe, Alfonso Castaneda)
- the eastern portion of Pangasinan (San Nicolas, San Manuel, Natividad, San Quintin, Umingan, Tayug, Santa Maria, Balungao, Asingan, Urdaneta City, Malasiqui, Bayambang, Basista, Bautista, Alcala, Villasis, Rosales, Binalonan, Laoac, Santo Tomas)
- the southern portion of Zambales (Botolan, Cabangan, San Felipe, San Narciso, San Marcelino, San Antonio, Castillejos, Subic, Olongapo City)
- Bataan
- Tarlac
- Pampanga
- Nueva Ecija
- Aurora
- Bulacan
- Metro Manila
- Rizal
- Laguna
- Cavite
- Batangas
- Quezon including Polillo Islands
- Marinduque
- the northern portion of Occidental Mindoro (Paluan, Abra de Ilog) including Lubang Island
- the northern portion of Oriental Mindoro (Pola, Victoria, Naujan, Baco, Calapan City, San Teodoro, Puerto Galera)
- Camarines Norte
- Camarines Sur
- Albay
- Sorsogon
- Catanduanes
- Burias and Ticao Islands
TCWS #1 (30-60 km/h winds prevailing or expected in 36 hours)
LUZON
- Isabela
- the rest of Quirino
- the rest of Nueva Vizcaya
- Kalinga
- Mountain Province
- Ifugao
- Benguet
- Abra
- Ilocos Sur
- La Union
- the rest of Pangasinan
- the rest of Zambales
- the rest of Occidental Mindoro
- the rest of Oriental Mindoro
- Romblon
- the rest of Masbate
VISAYAS
- Northern Samar
- the northern portion of Samar (Santo Nino, Almagro, Tagapul-An, Tarangnan, Calbayog City, Santa Margarita, Gandara, Pagsanghan, San Jorge, San Jose de Buan, Matuguinao), and the northern portion of Eastern Samar (Maslog, Dolores, Oras, San Policarpo, Arteche, Jipapad)
Distance learning
Since classes will be done remotely or online this year, the Department of Education said last September that class suspension will depend on the situation in an area.
"Since normally, ang suspension marami kapag maulan wala ng pasok.... Personally, ang tingin ko dapat walang pasok sa araw ng bagyo pero hindi siya kasing haba nang dati. Pero 'yung atin na class suspension on the account of heavy rain, hindi na siya mangyayari," Education Undersecretary Diosdado San Antonio said in a virtual press briefing.
San Antonio added classes may be cancelled due to possible power interruption as learners are dependent on online platforms for the distance learning.
According to the automatic class suspension guideline by DepEd, the local government units (LGUs) have the authority to declare local suspensions.
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
Since classes will be done remotely or online this year, the Department of Education said last September that class suspension will depend on the situation in an area.
"Since normally, ang suspension marami kapag maulan wala ng pasok.... Personally, ang tingin ko dapat walang pasok sa araw ng bagyo pero hindi siya kasing haba nang dati. Pero 'yung atin na class suspension on the account of heavy rain, hindi na siya mangyayari," Education Undersecretary Diosdado San Antonio said in a virtual press briefing.
San Antonio added classes may be cancelled due to possible power interruption as learners are dependent on online platforms for the distance learning.
According to the automatic class suspension guideline by DepEd, the local government units (LGUs) have the authority to declare local suspensions.
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
