MANILA, Philippines – Classes have been suspended in several areas on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 due to Tropical Storm Falcon (Danas) and the southwest monsoon rains (Habagat).
In the 8:00 pm bulletin on Tuesday, state weather bureau PAGASA said moderate to heavy rains will be experienced until Wednesday evening over Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, Zambales, Occidental Mindoro, northern Palawan including Calamian and Cuyo Islands, Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo, and Guimaras.
SEE ALSO: 'Bagyong Falcon' PAGASA weather update July 17, 2019
Meanwhile, light to moderate with at times heavy rains will be experienced over Metro Manila, CALABARZON, Bicol Region, and the rest of Visayas, Central Luzon, and MIMAROPA.
(As of 7:00 a.m.) Here's the updated list of class suspensions for Wednesday, July 17, 2019 due to monsoon rains and TS Falcon (refresh page for the updates):
METRO MANILA
NORTH LUZON
SOUTH LUZON
VISAYAS
'Bagyong Falcon' is expected to closely approach or make landfall over Babuyan-Batanes area tomorrow afternoon or evening and may exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Friday morning (July 19).
At 7:00 pm today, the center of Tropical Storm 'Falcon' was estimated based on all available data at 250 km East Southeast of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. It has maximum sustained winds of up to 65 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 80 km/h.
TROPICAL CYCLONE WIND SIGNAL
Signal No. 2 (61-120 km/h Expected in 24 hours): Batanes and northeastern portion of Cagayan including Babuyan Group of Islands.
Signal No. 1 (30-60 km/h Expected in 36 hours): Rest of Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Abra, Apayao, Kalinga, Isabela, Mountain Province, Ifugao, northern portion of Aurora, northern portion of Nueva Vizcaya, and northern portion of Quirino.
AUTOMATIC CLASS SUSPENSIONS
According to the automatic class suspension guideline by DepEd, the local government units (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 the 8:00 pm bulletin on Tuesday, state weather bureau PAGASA said moderate to heavy rains will be experienced until Wednesday evening over Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, Zambales, Occidental Mindoro, northern Palawan including Calamian and Cuyo Islands, Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo, and Guimaras.
SEE ALSO: 'Bagyong Falcon' PAGASA weather update July 17, 2019
Meanwhile, light to moderate with at times heavy rains will be experienced over Metro Manila, CALABARZON, Bicol Region, and the rest of Visayas, Central Luzon, and MIMAROPA.
(As of 7:00 a.m.) Here's the updated list of class suspensions for Wednesday, July 17, 2019 due to monsoon rains and TS Falcon (refresh page for the updates):
METRO MANILA
- Caloocan City - all levels, public and private
- Las Piñas City - all levels, public and private
- Malabon City - all levels, public and private
- Makati 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
NORTH LUZON
- Abra - all levels, public and private
- Apayao - all levels, public and private
- Angeles City - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Baguio City - preschool to elementary, public and private
- Bataan - all levels, public and private
- Bulakan, Bulacan - all levels, public and private
- Cagayan province - all levels, public and private
- San Mariano, Isabela - all levels, public and private
- Tabuk City, Kalinga - preschool, public and private
- Bacnotan, La Union - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- San Fernando, La Union - preschool to senior high school (public and private)
- Sabangan, Mountain Province - all levels, public and private
- Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija - all levels, public and private
- Rizal, Nueva Ecija - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- San Jose, Nueva Ecija - preschool to elementary, public and private
- Talavera, Nueva Ecija - preschool to elementary, public and private
- Aguilar, Pangasinan - all levels, public and private
- Alaminos City, Pangasinan - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Alcala, Pangasinan - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Anda, Pangasinan - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Asingan, Pangasinan - preschool, public and private
- Bani, Pangasinan - all levels, public and private
- Basista, Pangasinan - preschool to elementary, public and private
- Bautista, Pangasinan - preschool to elementary, public and private
- Binalonan, Pangasinan - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Binmaley, Pangasinan - all levels, public and private
- Bolinao, Pangasinan - preschool to elementary, public and private
- Bugallon, Pangasinan - all levels, public and private
- Burgos, Pangasinan - all levels, public and private
- Calasiao, Pangasinan - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Dagupan City, Pangasinan - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Infanta, Pangasinan - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Labrador, Pangasinan - all levels, public and private
- Laoac, Pangasinan - all levels, public and private
- Lingayen, Pangasinan - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Mabini, Pangasinan - all levels, public and private
- Malasiqui, Pangasinan - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Manaoag, Pangasinan - all levels, public and private
- Mangaldan, Pangasinan - all levels, public and private
- Mangatarem, Pangasinan - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Mapandan, Pangasinan - all levels, public and private
- Natividad, Pangasinan - preschool to elementary, public and private
- Rosales, Pangasinan - preschool, public and private
- San Carlos City, Pangasinan - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- San Fabian, Pangasinan - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- San Jacinto, Pangasinan - all levels, public and private
- San Manuel, Pangasinan - preschool, public and private
- Sta Barbara, Pangasinan - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Sta Maria, Pangasinan - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Sto Tomas, Pangasinan - all levels, public and private
- Sual, Pangasinan - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Urbiztondo, Pangasinan - all levels, public and private
- Urdaneta City, Pangasinan - preschool to elementary, public and private
- Villasis, Pangasinan - preschool to elementary, public and private
- Anao, Tarlac - all levels, public and private
- Bamban, Tarlac - all levels, public and private
- Capas, Tarlac - all levels, public and private
- Concepcion, Tarlac - all levels, public and private
- La Paz, Tarlac - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Iba, Zambales - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Masinloc, Zambales - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Olongapo City, Zambales - all levels, public and private
- Subic, Zambales - all levels, public and private
SOUTH LUZON
- Lemery, Batangas - all levels, public and private
- San Pedro, Laguna - all levels, public and private
- Sta. Rosa, Laguna - all levels, public and private
- Cavite Province - all levels, public and private
- Odiongan, Romblon - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Rizal - all levels, public and private
VISAYAS
- Bacolod City, Negros Occidental - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Bago City, Negros Occidental - all levels, public and private
- Binalbagan, Negros Occidental - all levels, public and private
- Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental - all levels, public and private
- Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental - all levels, public and private
- Cadiz City, Negros Occidental - all levels, public and private
- Ilog, Negros Occidental - all levels, public and private
- Isabela, Negros Occidental - all levels, public and private
- La Castellana, Negros Occidental - all levels, public and private
- Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental - all levels, public and private
- Murcia, Negros Occidental - all levels, public and private
- Pontevedra, Negros Occidental - all levels, public and private
- Pulupandan, Negros Occidental - all levels, public and private
- Sagay City, Negros Occidental - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- San Carlos City, Negros Occidental - all levels, public and private
- Sipalay City, Negros Occidental - all levels, public and private
- Talisay City, Negros Occidental - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Valladolid, Negros Occidental - all levels, public and private
- Iloilo City - preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Roxas City, Capiz - preschool to senior high school, public and private
'Bagyong Falcon' is expected to closely approach or make landfall over Babuyan-Batanes area tomorrow afternoon or evening and may exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Friday morning (July 19).
At 7:00 pm today, the center of Tropical Storm 'Falcon' was estimated based on all available data at 250 km East Southeast of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. It has maximum sustained winds of up to 65 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 80 km/h.
TROPICAL CYCLONE WIND SIGNAL
Signal No. 2 (61-120 km/h Expected in 24 hours): Batanes and northeastern portion of Cagayan including Babuyan Group of Islands.
Signal No. 1 (30-60 km/h Expected in 36 hours): Rest of Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Abra, Apayao, Kalinga, Isabela, Mountain Province, Ifugao, northern portion of Aurora, northern portion of Nueva Vizcaya, and northern portion of Quirino.
AUTOMATIC CLASS SUSPENSIONS
According to the automatic class suspension guideline by DepEd, the local government units (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
