LIST: Class suspensions due to Taal Volcano eruption

MANILA, Philippines — Several local governments in Southern Luzon have suspended classes for tomorrow due to heavy ashfall brought by the Taal Volcano eruption.

Here is the list of class suspensions for Monday:

Calabarzon – entire region, all levels, public and private

Central Luzon – entire region, all levels, public and private

Metro Manila – entire region, all levels, public and private

Taal Volcano spewed ash in a phreatic eruption around 1 p.m. and the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has raised Volcano Alert Level 3 and later to Alert Level 4.

READ: BREAKING: Taal volcano spews ash in phreatic eruption

READ: Taal Volcano now on Alert Level 4: ‘Hazardous eruption imminent’

In its 4 p.m. bulletin, Phivolcs said that “ashfall is currently being showered on the southwest sector of Taal.”

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