MANILA, Philippines – Several local government units (LGUs) have announced the suspension of classes on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, due to Tropical Depression Verbena and the shear line bringing heavy rain.
This list will be updated as soon as local or national authorities make their advisories.
Bicol Region
- Albay
- Tiwi – no face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private; shift to alternative learning
- Camarines Norte
- Basud – all levels, public and private
- Capalonga – all levels, public and private
- Daet – no face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private; shift to alternative learning
- Labo – all levels, public and private
- Talisay – all levels, public and private
- San Lorenzo Ruiz – all levels, public and private
- San Vicente – all levels, public and private
- Santa Elena – all levels, public and private
- Vinzons – all levels, public and private
- Camarines Sur
- Tinambac – all levels, public and private
- Sorsogon – no face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private
Calabarzon
- Quezon Province
- Mulanay – all levels, public and private
Mimaropa
- Oriental Mindoro – all levels, public and private
- Palawan
- Aborlan – all levels, public and private
- Agutaya – all levels, public and private
- Busuanga – kindergarten to senior high school, public and private
- Brooke’s Point – kindergarten to senior high school, public and private
- Coron – all levels, public and private
- Cuyo – all levels, public and private
- El Nido – all levels, public and private
- Linapacan – all levels, public and private
- Magsaysay – all levels, public and private
- Roxas – all levels, public and private
- Taytay – all levels, public and private
- Romblon
- Odiongan – all levels, public and private
Cagayan Valley
- Isabela
- Aurora – all levels, public and private
- Burgos – all levels, public and private
- Cabatuan – all levels, public and private
- Cauayan City – no face-to-face classes, all levels, public and private, shift to alternative learning modality
- Echague – all levels, public and private
- Luna – all levels, public and private
- Mallig – all levels, public and private
- Peñablanca – all levels, public and private
- Reina Mercedes – all levels, public and private
- San Manuel – all levels, public and private
- Tuguegarao City – no face-to-face classes, kinder to senior high school, public and private, shift to alternative learning modality
Negros Island Region
- Negros Occidental
- Bacolod – preschool to senior high school, public
- Binalbagan – all levels, public and private
- Hinigaran – all levels, public and private
- Ilog – all levels, public and private
According to state weather bureau PAGASA's 5:00 AM update on Tuesday, Tropical Depression Verbena is now passing the coastal waters of Cuyo archipelago.
The center of 'Verbena' was estimated based on all available data including those from Iloilo Doppler Weather Radar over the coastal waters of Cuyo, Palawan.
Verbena has maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h near the center, gustiness of up to 70 km/h, and central pressure of 996 hPa.
TROPICAL CYCLONE WIND SIGNALS (TCWS) IN EFFECT
TCWS No. 1
LUZON:
- Occidental Mindoro
- Oriental Mindoro
- the southern portion of Romblon (Santa Fe, Ferrol, Looc, San Jose)
- the northern and central portions of Palawan (Araceli, Taytay, El Nido, Dumaran, Roxas, San Vicente, Puerto Princesa City) including Calamian, Cuyo, and Cagayancillo Islands
VISAYAS:
- Antique
- the northwestern portion of Aklan (Malay, Buruanga, Nabas)
It must be emphasized that heavy rainfall and severe winds may still be experienced in localities outside the landfall point and the forecast confidence cone.
According to the track forecast, Verbena will move west northwestward over Sulu Sea and make landfall over the northern portion of Palawan tonight. It will then emerge over the West Philippine Sea tomorrow (November 26) early morning.
Afterwards, it will pass north of Kalayaan Islands tomorrow evening, exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Thursday (November 27) early morning, and turn west southwestward from Thursday until Friday (November 28) morning.
Automatic Class Suspensions
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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