MANILA, Philippines – [As of 10:00 a.m.] Classes on Friday, July 18, 2025, have been cancelled in several areas due to the effects of Tropical Storm Crising and southwest monsoon or “habagat.”
Bagyong Crising (international name: Wipha) intensified into a tropical storm as it approaches northern Luzon
As of 4:00 a.m., the center of Crising was located approximately 335 km east of Echague, Isabela, or 325 km east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan.
SEE ALSO: ‘Bagyong Crising’ July 18, 2025 PAGASA Weather Update
This list will be updated as soon as local or national authorities make their advisories.
Metro Manila
- Caloocan City – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- Las Piñas City – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- Malabon City – all levels, public and private
- Mandaluyong City – all levels, public and private
- Marikina City – all levels, public and private
- Muntinlupa City – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- Parañaque City – all levels, public and private
- Pasay City – all levels, public and private
- Pateros – all levels, public and private
- San Juan City – all levels, public and private
- Taguig City – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Valenzuela City – online and face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school, public and private; including online and in-person classes at Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela, and Valenzuela City Technological College
Bicol Region
Camarines Norte
- Capalonga – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- Daet – face-to-face classes in primary and secondary levels, public and private; shift to modular or alternative learning modalities
- Vinsons – preschool to senior high school, public and private
Camarines Sur
- Pasacao – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private; until further notice
Calabarzon
Batangas province – all levels, public and private
Cavite – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private; shift to online or modular classes
Laguna – preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Cabuyao City – all levels, public and private
Quezon Province – preschool to senior high school, public and private
Rizal – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
Mimaropa
Occidental Mindoro
- Magsaysay – all levels, public and private
- Mamburao – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
Palawan
- Aborlan – preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Balabac – preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Bataraza – all levels, public and private
- Brooke’s Point – preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Culion – all levels, public and private
- Cuyo – all levels, public and private
- Narra – all levels, public and private
- Puerto Princesa City – all levels, public and private
- Quezon – all levels, public and private
- Roxas – preschool to senior high school, public and private
- San Vicente – all levels, public and private
- Sofronio Española – all levels, public and private
- Taytay – all levels, public and private
Cagayan Valley
Cagayan
- Abulug – all levels, public and private
- Alcala – all levels, public and private
- Allacapan – all levels, public and private
- Amulung – all levels, public and private
- Aparri – all levels, public and private
- Baggao – all levels, public and private
- Buguey – preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Camalaniugan – all levels, public and private
- Claveria – all levels, public and private
- Enrile – preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Gattaran – all levels, public and private
- Gonzaga – all levels, public and private
- Iguig – preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Lal-lo – all levels, public and private
- Lasam – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- Peñablanca – preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Rizal – all levels, public and private
- Sanchez Mira – preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Santa Ana – all levels, public and private
- Santa Praxedes – all levels, public and private
- Santa Teresita – all levels, public and private
- Santo Niño – preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Solana – all levels, public and private
- Tuguegarao City – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
Central Luzon
Bataan
- Hermosa – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
Bulacan
- Angat – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- Balagtas – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- Baliwag City – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- Bocaue – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- Bulakan – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- Bustos – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- Calumpit – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- Guiguinto – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- Hagonoy – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- Malolos City – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Marilao – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- Meycauayan City – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Norzagaray – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- Obando – all levels, public and private
- Pandi – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- Paombong – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- Plaridel – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- Pulilan – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- San Ildefonso – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school, public and private
- San Jose del Monte City – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school, public and private
- San Miguel – preschool to senior high school, public and private
- San Rafael – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- Santa Maria – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school, public and private
Nueva Ecija – preschool to senior high school, public and private
Tarlac
- Anao – all levels, public and private
- Bamban – all levels, public and private
- Capas – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- Concepcion – all levels, public and private
- La Paz – face-to-face classes preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Panique – preschool to senior high school, public and private
- San Jose – all levels, public and private
- San Manuel – all levels, public and private
Cordillera Administrative Region
Abra – face-to-face classes for preschool, public and private
Baguio City – preschool to senior high school, public and private
Benguet – preschool to senior high school, public and private
Ilocos Region
Dagupan City – all levels, public and private
Ilocos Norte – all levels, public and private
Ilocos Sur – all levels, public and private
La Union
- Agoo – all levels, public and private
- Bacnotan – all levels, public and private
- Balaoan – all levels, public and private
- Bangar – all levels, public and private
- Rosario – all levels, public and private
- San Gabriel – all levels, public and private
- San Juan – all levels, public and private
- Santo Tomas – all levels, public and private
Pangasinan
- Alaminos City – all levels, public and private
- Labrador – preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Pozorrubio – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- San Jacinto – all levels, public and private
- Umingan – all levels, public and private
Visayas
Cebu City – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
Cebu province
- Badian – all levels, public and private
- Carcar City – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- Consolacion – all levels, public and private
- Cordova – preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Lapu-Lapu City – all levels, public
- Mandaue City – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- Minglanilla – all levels, public and private
- Naga City – all levels, public
- San Fernando – all levels, public and private
- Sibonga – preschool to senior high school, public
- Talisay City – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school, public
Antique
- Belison – preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Hamtic – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Valderrama – preschool to senior high school, public and private
Iloilo province
- Alimodian – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- Dumangas – all levels, public and private
- Pavia – all levels, public and private
- San Enrique – all levels, public and private
Iloilo City – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school, public and private
Negros Occidental
- Bago City – all levels, public and private
- Binalbagan – all levels, public and private
- Calatrava – all levels, public and private
- Cauayan – all levels, public and private
- Don Salvador Benedicto – all levels, public and private
- Enrique B. Magalona – all levels, public and private
- Hinoba-an – all levels, public and private
- Isabela – all levels, public and private
- Kabankalan City – all levels, public and private
- Murcia – all levels, public and private
- Silay City – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- Sipalay City – all levels, public and private
- Talisay City – all levels, public and private
- Pigcawayan – all levels, public and private
- Governor Generoso – all levels, public and private
- Magsaysay – all levels, public and private
- Tampilisan – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- Titay – all levels, public and private
- Kabasalan – face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
- Batanes
- Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
- the northern and eastern portions of Isabela (Palanan, Ilagan City, Divilacan, Delfin Albano, Quezon, Tumauini, Maconacon, Santa Maria, Cabagan, San Pablo, Santo Tomas, San Mariano, Dinapigue)
- Apayao
- the northern portion of Kalinga (City of Tabuk, Balbalan, Pinukpuk, Rizal)
- the northern portion of Abra (Malibcong, Lacub, Lagangilang, Licuan-Baay, Danglas, Lagayan, San Juan, Tineg, La Paz, Dolores)
- Ilocos Norte
- the northern portion of Ilocos Sur (Cabugao, Sinait)
- the rest of Isabela
- Quirino
- Nueva Vizcaya
- the rest of Kalinga
- Mountain Province
- Ifugao
- the rest of Abra
- Benguet
- the rest of Ilocos Sur
- La Union
- the northern portion of Pangasinan (San Nicolas, Natividad, San Quintin, San Manuel, Tayug, Sison, San Fabian, Pozorrubio, Laoac, Binalonan, San Jacinto, Manaoag, Mangaldan, Dagupan City, Binmaley, Lingayen, Labrador, Sual, City of Alaminos, Bolinao, Anda, Bani, Agno, Burgos, Mabini, Dasol, Calasiao, Santa Barbara, Mapandan, Bugallon)
- the northern portion of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao, Baler, Maria Aurora)
- the northeastern portion of Nueva Ecija (Carranglan, Pantabangan)
- Polillo Islands
- Camarines Norte
- Catanduanes
- the northeastern portion Camarines Sur (Caramoan, Garchitorena, Lagonoy, San Jose, Presentacion, Tinambac, Siruma, Goa)
Negros Oriental – all levels, public and private; until lifted
Siquijor – all levels, public and private
Mindanao
Cotabato province
Davao Oriental
Isabela City – all levels, public and private
Misamis Oriental
Zamboanga City – all levels, public and private
Zamboanga del Norte
Zamboanga Sibugay
Weather Forecast
Areas Under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals
Signal No. 2
The following areas are under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 2, where winds of 62–88 km/h may be expected within the next 24 hours:
Signal No. 1
The following areas are under TCWS No. 1, with expected winds of 39–61 km/h within the next 36 hours:
Tropical Storm Crising is expected to continue moving northwestward over the next 12 hours.
A landfall over mainland Cagayan or the Babuyan Islands is possible this afternoon or evening, followed by a west-northwestward track across Extreme Northern Luzon. The system is forecast to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) by Saturday afternoon.
Crising intensified into a tropical storm at 2:00 a.m. today, and it is forecast to further intensify into a Severe Tropical Storm by Saturday morning or afternoon.
Automatic Class Suspension
In December 2024, the Department of Education (DepEd) released revised guidelines on the suspension of classes and work in schools during natural calamities.
Here's full copy of DepEd Order No. 022, series 2024:
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