MANILA, Philippines — Some areas in the country announced suspension of classes for Wednesday, September 18 due to the rains brought by tropical depression Gener and the southwest monsoon (habagat).
READ: Tropical storm Pulasan enters PAR, now called Helen
Below is the list of areas where classes are suspended:
Luzon
- Manaoag, Pangasinan – all levels, public and private
- Mangaldan, Pangasinan – all levels, public and private
- Rosales, Pangasinan – all levels, public and private
- Atok, Benguet – preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Kapangan, Benguet – preschool to elementary, public and private
- Magsaysay, Occidental Mindoro – all levels, public and private
- Rizal, Occidental Mindoro – all levels, public and private
Visayas
- San Jose de Buenavista, Antique – pre-school to senior high school, public and private
- Bacolod City, Negros Occidental – pre-elementary to senior high school, public and private
- Murcia, Negros Occidental – all levels, public
- Silay City, Negros Occidental – all levels, public and private
- Victorias City, Negros Occidental – all levels, public and private
- Bais City, Negros Oriental – all levels, public and private
According to the state weather bureau, Tropical storm Pulasan entered the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday and was assigned the local name Helen.
Meanwhile, tropical depression Gener remains inside PAR as it moves westward over the West Philippine Sea at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour (km/h) as of 4 p.m.
Gener was last spotted 235 kilometers west northwest of Baguio City, packing maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h and gustiness of up to 70 km/h.
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 is hoisted in the following areas:
- Ilocos Norte
- Ilocos Sur
- La Union
- Western portion of Pangasinan (Sual, Burgos, Dasol, Mabini, Infanta, Labrador, City of Alaminos, Bani, Bolinao, Anda, and Agno)