Boys pedal their way past boats placed on a safer area in Legazpi city, central Philippines as Typhoon Melor slammed into the eastern Philippines, Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. AP
Various local government units have declared class suspensions for December 15 and 16 in their respective areas due to the bad weather brought by typhoon “Nona” (international name: Melor).
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National Capital Region
Quezon City- preschool only (Dec. 15)
Region III (Central Luzon)
Bataan Province- preschool only (Dec. 15)
San Fernando City, Pampanga- all levels (Dec. 15)
Angeles City, Pampanga- preschool to elementary (Dec. 15)
Calumpit, Bulacan- preschool to elementary (Dec. 15)
Hagonoy, Bulacan- preschool to elementary (Dec. 15)
Meycauayan, Bulacan- preschool to elementary (Dec. 15)
Mabalacat City, Pampanga- preschool to elementary (Dec. 15)
Region IV-A (Calabarzon)
Batangas province – all levels (Dec. 15)
Batangas City – all levels (Dec. 15)
Lipa City, Batangas – all levels (Dec. 15)
Cavite – all levels (Dec. 15)
Laguna – all levels (Dec. 15)
Quezon province – all levels (Dec. 15)
Antipolo City – pre-school, high school (Dec. 15)
Cainta – all levels (Dec. 15)
Rizal province – all levels (Dec. 15)
Lucena City- preschool to high school (Dec. 15)
Region IV-B (Mimaropa)
Oriental Mindoro- all levels (up to December 16)
Marinduque province- all levels (Dec. 15)
Romblon province- preschool to high school (Dec. 15)
Region V (Bicol Region)
Albay province- all levels (Dec. 15)
Masbate province- all levels (December 15)
Camarines Sur – all levels (Dec. 15)
Catanduanes – preschool to high school (Dec. 15)
Region VI (Western Visayas)
Culasi, Antique– preschool to elementary (Dec. 15)
Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)
Catbalogan City – all levels (Dec. 15)
Eastern Samar – all levels (Dec. 15)
According to the 11 a.m. bulletin of the state weather bureau Pagasa, typhoon Nona packs maximum sustained winds of 150 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gusts of up to 185 kph.
As of 1 p.m., it was tracked in the vicinity of Catarman, Northern Samar, moving west at 17 kph.
Public Storm Warning Signal No. 3 was raised in 10 areas: Catanduanes, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon and Masbate (including Ticao and Burias Islands), Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar and Biliran.
Meanwhile, Signal No. 2 was hoisted in Camarines Norte, Marinduque, Romblon, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Batangas, Laguna, Southern Quezon, and Leyte.
Signal No. 1 was raised in Metro Manila, Bataan, Bulacan, Lubang Island, Coron, Cavite, Rizal, rest of Quezon including Polillo Island, Southern Leyte, Northern Cebu including Bantayan and Camotes Islands, Aklan, Capiz, Northern Negros Occidental, Northern Iloilo, Dinagat province and Siargao Island.
Originally posted: 02:08 PM December 14th, 2015