Classes suspended anew in Sorsogon City due to Leon

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SANTA MAGDALENA, Sorsogon — Classes in private and public schools in Sorsogon City were suspended again due to Typhoon Leon (international name: Kong-rey).

In an advisory Tuesday, Oct. 29, Mayor Ester Hamor ordered the suspension of classes from kindergarten to secondary levels after the state weather bureau raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 over the northeastern portion of the province.

“The suspension of classes was a precautionary measure to assure the safety and to anticipate the possible effects of the weather system,” Hamor said in the advisory.

Classes at the tertiary level are not covered by the suspension order, leaving the discretion to colleges and universities within the provincial capital.

The towns of Gubat and Prieto Diaz, both on the northeastern coast, have yet to issue an advisory   on the cancellation of classes.

Schools in the city resumed classes on Monday as Hamor lifted the suspension, citing the “improved weather condition.”

In its 5 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Leon was situated 645 kilometers east of Tuguegarao City in Cagayan, moving in a northwestward direction. INQ