NMAT to proceed Sunday despite stormy weather

The National Medical Admission Test (NMAT) on Sunday will proceed as scheduled.

According to an advisory by the Center for Educational Measurement Inc. on its website, NMAT will be held on Sunday in all testing centers nationwide.

NMAT is designed to upgrade the selection process for applicants to the country’s medical schools.

This, even as Typhoon “Karen” (international name:Sarika) continues to threaten Luzon.

As of 4 p.m. Saturday, the weather disturbance was packing maximum sustained winds of up to 130 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 180 kph. It was moving at a pace of 22 kph.

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 3 was raised over Pangasinan, Northern Zambales, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, northern Quezon including Polilio Island, La Union, Benguet, Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino.

Signal No. 2 was hoisted over Ilocos Sur, southern Isabela, Mt. Province, Ifugao, rest of Zambales, Pampanga, Bulacan, Bataan, Rizal, Metro Manila, rest of Quezon, Camarines Norte and Catanduanes.

Ilocos Norte, Abra, Kalinga, rest of Isabela, southern Apayao, Southern Cagayan, Oriental Mindoro, Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, Marinduque, Camarines Sur and Albay including Burias Island.