#WalangPasok: Class suspensions on Tuesday, September 18, 2018

#WalangPasok: Class cancellations on September 18, 2018 (Tuesday)

(Manila, Philippines) – Several LGU’s and Schools in the Philippines have suspended classes on Tuesday, September 18, 2018, due to the aftermath of Typhoon Ompong (international name: Mangkhut).

#WalangPasok Announcements – Class suspensions for September 2018

(As of 8:30 PM, September 17, 2018) Here’s an updated list of towns, cities, and schools that canceled classes/work on Tuesday:

Metro Manila

• No announcement yet

Ilocos Region

• Dagupan City – all levels, public and private schools

Cordillera Administrative Region

• Apayao – all levels, public and private schools

Cagayan Valley

• Cagayan Province – all levels, public and private

Central Luzon

• Calumpit Bulacan – all levels, public and private (source)

Southern Luzon

• no announcement yet

Bicol Region

• no announcement yet

Eastern Visayas

• no announcement yet

Provinces

• no announcement yet

Schools, Universities, and Colleges

• No announcements yet as of this writing

Typhoon Update by PAGASA issued at 7:00PM, 17 Sept 2018 

Typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut) already left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) but continues to enhance the southwest monsoon.

#WalangPasok: September 18, Martes

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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