Elementary, secondary classes in Metro, signal 2 areas suspended for Wednesday

MANILA, Philippines—Classes in the preschool, elementary and high school levels in private and public schools in areas under storm signal No. 2 have been suspended for Wednesday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (NDRRMC) said Tuesday.
In a telephone interview, NDRRMC Executive Director Benito Ramos said that classes in the preschool and elementary levels in private and public schools are also suspended in areas under signal No. 1.

He explained that this is in accordance with the Department of Education’s set guidelines on suspending classes.

Nevertheless, Ramos said that local government units, local DepEd officials and school principals and administrators in areas that are not under a storm signal but are also experiencing inclement weather have the discretion to suspend classes if deemed necessary.

In its latest weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said that tropical storm Juaning was tracked 50 kilometers northeast of Daet, Camarines Norte.

Juaning has maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near the center and gusts of up to 90 kph. The tropical storm is expected to move 15 kph west northwestward, Pagasa said.

The provinces of Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, Catanduanes, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Zambales, Pampanga, Tarlac, Bulacan, Bataan, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Quezon (including Polillo Island) and Metro Manila are under signal No. 2.

Signal No. 1 remains raised over Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Apayao, Cagayan, Abra, Kalinga, Isabela, Mountain Province, Ifugao, La Union, Benguet, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Aurora, Mindoro provinces, Lubang Island, Marinduque, Romblon, Burias Island, Masbate, Ticao Island and Sorsogon.