No classes or a shift to modular learning were implemented in Malabon and a dozen barangays of Tanza in Cavite province on Tuesday, August 27, 2024.
MANILA, Philippines — No classes or a shift to modular learning were implemented in Malabon and a dozen barangays of Tanza in Cavite province on Tuesday, August 27.
In an advisory, the Malabon City government announced class suspensions at all levels in both public and private schools due to bad weather upon the recommendation of the city Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO)
“Dahil sa patuloy na pagbuhos ng ulan dahil sa mga sunod-sunod na thunderstorms at paglakas ng hanging habagat, pagbaha sa mga pangunahing lansangan at rekomendasyon ng Malabon DRRMO ay suspendido ang klase sa lahat ng antas sa pampubliko at pribadong paaralan, maaari namang magsagawa ng online o modular na klase ang mga apektadong paaralan ngayong Martes, Agosto 27,” it said.
(Due to the continuous rain caused by thunderstorms, the southwest monsoon, and flooding of the main streets. The Malabon DRRMO recommended suspending classes at all levels in public and private schools. The affected schools could conduct online or modular classes on Tuesday, August 27.)
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Meanwhile, face-to-face class suspensions were declared in Barangays Poblacion 1 to 4, Biwas, Daang Amaya 1 to 3, Bucal, Mulawin, Sanja Mayor, and Tanauan of Tanza town as they celebrated Saint Augustine, the municipality’s patron saint.
Tanza Mayor Yuri Pacumio said in-person classes at all levels in public and private schools will shift to modular distance learning from Tuesday to Wednesday (Aug 28) for their fiesta or religious celebration.
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“Sa ating pong ginawang pakikipag ugnayan sa DepEd (Department of Education), atin pong kinakansela ang pasok face-to-face, sa halip ay modular distance learning ang ipatutupad sa lahat ng antas (all levels) August 27-28 2024, sa pampubliko at pampribadong paaralan sa mga barangay na nasasakupan ng kapistahan ng mahal nating patron na si San Agustin,” Pacumio wrote on Facebook.
(Upon our discussion with the DepEd (Department of Education), we are canceling the face-to-face classes, instead, modular distance learning will be implemented at all levels (all levels) August 27–28, 2024, in public and private schools in the barangays covered by the feast of our beloved patron Saint Augustine.)