#WalangPasok Announcements – Class suspensions for July 23

(Manila, Philippines) – Several schools and local government units have suspended work and Classes on Monday, July 23, due to monsoon rains enhanced by Tropical Depression Josie.

Due to the 3rd State of the Nation Address (SONA) which will be delivered by President Duterte, Quezon City also has no classes in all levels on Monday.

(As of 9:16 PM, July 22, 2018) Here’s an updated list of towns, cities, and schools that canceled classes/work on Friday:

Metro Manila

• Caloocan City – all levels, public and private
• Las Piñas City- all levels, public and private
• Malabon City- all levels, public and private
• Manila City- 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
• Quezon City- all levels, public and private and (work in Sandiganbayan due to SONA)
• Taguig City- all levels, public and private
• Valenzuela City- all levels, public and private

Northern Luzon

• Pangasinan (whole province, all levels)

Central Luzon

• Bocaue, Bulacan – all levels, public and private
• Malolos, Bulacan – all levels, public and private
• Paombong, Bulacan – all levels, public and private
• Masantol, Pampanga – all levels, public and private, until Friday, July 27
• Olongapo City – all levels, public and private
• Subic, Zambales – all levels, public and private
• Bataan (whole province, classes in all levels and government work except for the people working in disaster risk reduction and management)
• Balagtas, Bulacan (STI College Balagtas)
• Bulakan, Bulacan- all levels, public and private
• Calumpit, Bulacan – all levels, public and private
• Hagonoy, Bulacan – all levels, public and private
• Marilao, Bulacan – all levels, public and private
• Meycauayan, Bulacan  – all levels, public and private
• Obando, Bulacan- all levels, public and private
• Nueva Ecija (whole province, all levels)
• Angeles, Pampanga – all levels, public and private
• Bacolor, Pampanga – all levels, public and private
• Candaba, Pampanga (all levels, only in Poblacion area)
• Magalang, Pampanga – all levels, public and private
• Porac, Pampanga – all levels, public and private
• San Luis, Pampanga – all levels, public and private
• Anao, Tarlac – all levels, public and private
• Camiling, Tarlac – all levels, public and private
• Moncada, Tarlac – all levels, public and private
• Paniqui, Tarlac – all levels, public and private

Southern Luzon

• Laguna – whole province, all levels, public and private
• San Mateo, Rizal – all levels, public and private
• Taytay, Rizal  – all levels, public and private
• Tiaong, Quezon – pre-school to high school
• Cavite province – all levels (public and private)
• Laguna – all levels (public and private)
• Tiaong, Quezon – preschool to senior high school (public and private)
• Angono, Rizal – all levels (public and private)
• Antipolo, Rizal – all levels (public and private)
• Binangonan, Rizal – all levels (public and private)
• Cainta, Rizal – all levels (public and private)
• Morong, Rizal – all levels (public and private)
• Rodriguez, Rizal – all levels (public and private)
• Taytay, Rizal – all levels (public and private)

Provinces

• Entire Province of Laguna – Alaminos, Bay, Calauan, Cavinti, Famy, Kalayaan, Liliw, Los Baños, Luisiana, Lumban, Mabitac, Magdalena, Majayjay, Nagcarlan, Paete, Pagsanjan, Pakil, Pangil, Pila, Rizal, Santa Cruz, Santa Maria, Siniloan, and Victoria. – All levels, public and private schools
• Entire Province of Cavite –all levels (public and private)
• Pangasinan – all levels (public and private)
• Oriental Mindoro – all levels (public and private)

Western Visayas

• Iloilo City – all levels, public and private schools

Schools and Universities and Colleges

• No announcements yet as of this writing

Tropical Storm Josie Updates

Tropical Depression Josie Update by PAGASA issued at 11:00 AM, 22 July 2018 

TROPICAL DEPRESSION “JOSIE” IS NOW OVER THE BASHI CHANNEL.

• Occasional rains with gusty winds are still expected in areas under Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) #1.
• The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) will bring scattered to widespread monsoon rains over Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, rest of Cagayan Valley, Western Visayas, Cavite, Batangas, Rizal, Laguna, Mindoro Provinces, and Northern Palawan including Calamian Group of Islands. Residents of these areas, especially those living near river channels, in low-lying areas and in mountainous areas are advised to take appropriate actions against possible flooding and landslide, coordinate with local disaster risk reduction and management offices and continue monitoring for updates.
• Sea travel remains risky over the northern and eastern seaboards of Northern Luzon and the western seaboard of Central Luzon, especially in areas under Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal #1.

Location of eye/center:	At 10:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Depression JOSIE was estimated based on all available data at 170 km Northeast of Basco, Batanes (21.7 °N, 122.9 °E)
Strength:	Maximum sustained winds of 60 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 75 kph
Forecast Movement:	moving North-Northeast at 25
Forecast Positions:	24 Hour (Tomorrow morning): 585 km North of Basco, Batanes (OUTSIDE PAR)(25.6°N, 123.1°E) 48 Hour (Tuesday morning):975 km North of Basco, Batanes (OUTSIDE PAR)(29.1°N, 120.6°E)

No Classes / Class Suspensions for July 23, 2018

Department of Education (DepEd) class suspension guideline:

• DepEd Calls on parents to determine whether their children should go to school during typhoons, floods and other calamities in the absence of official announcements from DepEd.
• In the absence of storm signal warnings, LGU are expected to announce whole day class cancellations not later than 4:30AM or half day class suspensions not later than 11:00AM.
• Storm signal warning declared by PAGASA between 10:00pm and 4:30AM reflect the whole day cancellation of classes in appropriate levels in the affected areas.
• Storm signal warnings declared by PAGASA by 11:00AM automatically suspend the same day’s afternoon classes in appropriate levels in the affected areas.

*Suspension of classes for the tertiary level (colleges and universities) will be at the discretion of school management.

Flight Cancellations in the Philippines

(We are still waiting for updates from Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific, and AirAsia Philippines.)

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