TRACKING KRISTINE. Aleandra Rivera, weather unit supervisor of the Quezon City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, checks the general location of Tropical Storm Kristine on Oct. 21, 2024 as the state weather bureau raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 over 17 provinces across the country. GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE
MANILA, Philippines — Classes in many parts of the country were suspended on Tuesday, October 22, as Kristine (international name: Trami) intensified into a tropical storm.
In its 5 a.m. forecast, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Kristine’s maximum sustained winds reached 65 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center, with gusts of up to 90 kph.
Due to the weather conditions, the following areas declared class suspensions on Tuesday:
Luzon
- Quezon City: preschool to senior high school, private only
- Mandaluyong City: preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Aurora: all levels, public and private
- Cavite: all levels, public and private; until October 23
- Laguna: all levels, public and private; until October 23
- Laguna (Cavinte and Santa Maria) : all levels, public and private
- Quezon (Calauag and Polillo): all levels, public and private
- Quezon (Catanauan and Infanta): preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Albay (Bacacay, Daraga, Guinobatan, Legazpi City, Ligao City, Malilipot, Manito, Polangui, Santo
- Domingo, Tiwi): all levels, public and private
- Camarines Sur: all levels, public and private
- Naga City: all levels, public and private
- Virac, Catanduanes: all levels, public and private
- Bulusan, Sorsogon: all levels, public and private; until October 23
- Irosin, Sorsogon: all levels, public and private
- Sorsogon City: all levels, public and private
- Santa Magdalena, Sorsogon: all levels, public and private; until October 23
- Romblon province: all levels, public and private
- Buenavista, Marinduque: face-to-face classes from preschool to senior high school
Visayas
- Bohol: preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Northern Samar: all levels, public and private
- Samar (Calbayog City, Catbalogan City, Santa Margarita, Tarangnan): all levels, public and private
- Talisay City, Negros Occidental: preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Bacolod City: preschool to senior high school, public and private
- Tanauan, Leyte: all levels, public and private
Mindanao
- Talisayan, Misamis Oriental: all levels, public and private
- Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte: all levels, public and private
- Samar (Calbayog City, Catbalogan City, Santa Margarita, Tarangnan): all levels, public and private
READ: Kristine now a tropical storm; Signal No. 1 up in 24 areas nationwide