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MANILA, Philippines – Classes on Thursday, October 24 in parts of Luzon and the Visauas have been suspended due to the effects of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami).
Suspended classes in Luzon
- Tuguegarao City (all levels, public and private)
- Valenzuela City (in-person and online classes; all levels, public and private; work in city hall offices except for disaster and emergency response offices)
- Bulacan (all levels, public and private; work in government and private offices)
- Angeles City, Pampanga (in-person classes; all levels, public and private) (alternative modes of learning allowed)
- San Simon, Pampanga (all levels, public and private)
- Pangasinan (all levels, public and private; work in government offices)
- Pila, Laguna (in-person classes; all levels, public and private) (shift to alternative modes of learning)
- Batangas City (all levels, public and private)
- San Luis, Batangas (all levels, public and private)
- Marikina City (in-person and asynchronous classes; all levels, public and private)
- Paracelis, Mountain Province (all levels, public and private)
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Manila City (all levels, public and private)
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Parañaque City (all levels, public and private) (alternative mode of learning allowed)
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Taguig City (all levels, public and private) (shift to alternative mode of learning)
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Mandaluyong City (all levels, public and private)
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Cavite (all levels, public and private)
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Arayat, Pampanga (in-person and online/modular classes; all levels, public and private)
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Baguio City (all levels, public and private; work in government offices except for those in charge of delivery of basic and health needs, and emergency and disaster response)
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Antipolo City (all levels, public and private)
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Bicol region (all levels, public and private; work in government offices
Suspended classes in Visayas
- Pontevedra, Negros Occidental (all levels, public and private)
- Siaton, Negros Oriental (all levels, public and private)
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Cebu City (all levels, public and private
Storm track, forecast
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said that Kristine developed into a severe tropical storm and is expected to make landfall in Isabela on Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.
In its 5 p.m. weather bulletin, Pagasa said Kristine was located some 175 kilometers east of Echague, Isabela, moving northwestward at 20 kilometers per hour (km/h).