A family evacuates to safer grounds as Taal volcano in Tagaytay, Cavite province, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. Red-hot lava is gushing from the volcano after a sudden eruption of ash and steam that forced residents to flee and shut down Manila’s airport, offices and schools. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
MANILA, Philippines — Several local governments in Southern Luzon and Metro Manila have suspended classes for Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, as Taal Volcano remains restive.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has placed Taal Volcano under Alert Level 4, which means there is “imminent hazardous eruption.”
Below is the list of class suspensions:
Batangas province – all levels, public and private
Cavite – all levels, public and private
Laguna
- Biñan – all levels, public and private.
- Cabuyao – all levels, public and private
- Calamba – all levels, public and private
- Santa Rosa – all levels, public and private
Metro Manila
- Caloocan – all levels, public and private
- Las Piñas – all levels, public and private
- Makati – all levels, public and private
- Manila – all levels, public and private
- Marikina – all levels, public and private
- Muntinlupa – all levels, public and private
- Parañaque – all levels, public and private
- Pasay – all levels, public and private
- Pasig – all levels, public and private
- Quezon City – all levels, public and private
- San Juan – all levels, public and private
- Taguig – all levels, public and private
- Valenzuela – all levels, public and private
Rizal
- Angono – all levels, public and private
- Antipolo – all levels, public and private
- Baras – all levels, public and private
- Binangonan – all levels, public and private
- Cardona – all levels, public and private
- Jalajala – all levels, public and private
- Montalban – all levels, public and private
- Morong – all levels, public and private
- Pililla – all levels, public and private
- San Mateo – all levels, public and private
- Tanay – all levels, public and private
- Taytay – all levels, public and private
- Teresa – all levels, public and private
Central Luzon
- Pampanga – all levels, public and private
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