UAAP games on Saturday suspended due to Ompong

The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) on Friday said it will suspend its events on Saturday, September 15, due to the possible effects of Typhoon Ompong.

"After due consultation and considering what appears to be a severe weather disturbance, the UAAP deems it best for everyone's  interests to cancel the basketball games tomorrow Saturday," said UAAP Season 81 president Nilo Ocampo.

Message from UAAP Season 81 President Nilo Ocampo: After due consultation and considering what appears to be a severe weather disturbance, the UAAP deems it best for everyone's interests to cancel the basketball games tomorrow Saturday, September 15, 2018

— UAAP Sports TV (@UAAPSportsTV) September 14, 2018

Games scheduled for Saturday include Ateneo vs. FEU at 2 p.m., and Adamson vs. La Salle at 4 p.m., both at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.

Also suspended are the women's basketball games between UST and La Salle at 8 a.m. and Adamson and NU at 10 a.m.

The UAAP Chess tournament is likewise suspended.

Ompong (international name: Mangkhut) — the strongest cyclone to hit the country this year — is expected to make landfall at the Cayagan-Isabela area on Saturday morning. —KBK, GMA News