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Classes in NCR, nearby provinces suspended Monday due to heavy rains


(Updated 12:30 p.m.) - The Department of Education (DepEd) and local officials announced class suspensions Monday in most parts of Metro Manila and some nearby areas due to heavy rains spawned by tropical storm Gener and the southwest monsoon.
 
Although there are no storm warnings for metro Manila, the weather bureau has alerted residents of heavy to intense rainfall of up to 25 mm per hour within the 700-km diameter of tropical storm Gener, which is ravaging northern Luzon.
 
At 5 a.m. the the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said tropical storm "Gener" (Saola) is headed for Taiwan, but warned of rainy weather from the southwest monsoon.
According to the Twitter account of DepEd, kindergarten to high school classes are suspended in the cities of Manila, Navotas, Pasay, and Malabon.
 
In Quezon City, San Juan, Valenzuela and Caloocan, classes from kindergarten to high school in all public and private schools are also suspended, according to advisories from their respective local government units.
 
In the city of Makati, classes are suspended up to the college level in both public and private schools, the local government announced.  
Other announcements for class suspensions are as follows:
 
Mandaluyong (preschool to high school, private and public schools)
 
Pasig (all levels)
 
Marikina (all levels)
 
Muntinlupa (all levels)
 
Taguig (preschool to high school, public and private schools). Mayor Cayetano also suspended classes in Taguig City University.
 
Parañaque (all levels)
 
Pateros (morning classes, preschool to high school, public schools)
 
Las Piñas (preschool to high school)
 
PAGASA said the La Mesa Dam is nearing its critical spilling level, and advised residents around it to prepare for evacuation.  Authorities in Marikina City also raised the second alarm for the Marikina River after the water level there rose to 16 meters as of 5 a.m.
 
Nearby provinces
 
Classes are also suspended in all levels in Obando, one of the low-lying areas in Bulacan, the DepEd said.
 
In Cainta, Rizal, which experienced heavy rains reaching nearly 20 mm hour at around midnight, classes were suspended in all public and private schools from pre-school to high school levels, the Cainta Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said.
 
In Angono, Rizal, Mayor Gerardo Calderon also announced the suspension of classes from pre-school to secondary levels in all public and private schools.
 
In Dasmariñas, Cavite, classes from preschool to high school levels are also suspended, Mayor Jenny Barzaga said. 
 
In Carmona, Cavite, Mayor Dahlia Loyola also suspended classes. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said schools in the following areas also suspended classes for the day:
 
Meycauayan, Bulacan (Liputan Elementary School, Longon Elementary School, Saluysoy Elementary School, Ubihan Elementary School, Zamora Elementary School)
 
Marilao, Bulacan (preschool to elementary)
 
Nueva Ecija (all levels, public and private schools)
 
Laguna (all levels) Lipa, Batangas (preschool to high school, public and private schools) Rosario, Batangas (preschool to high school, public and private schools)
 
Talisay, Batangas (preschool to elementary)
 
Bacoor, Cavite (preschool to elementary)
 
Indang, Cavite (preschool to high school)
 
Naic, Cavite (all levels)
 
Rosario, Cavite (preschool to high school)
 
Tanay, Rizal (preschool to high school, private and public schools)
 
Taytay, Rizal (preschool to high school, private and public schools)
 
Antipolo, Rizal (all levels)
 
Teresa, Rizal (preschool to high school, private and public schools)
 
Morong, Rizal (preschool to high school, private and public schools)
 
Montalban, Rizal (all levels)
 
Rodriguez, Rizal (all levels)
 
San Mateo, Rizal (preschool to high school, private and public schools)
 
Olongapo City (preschool to high school)
 
Growing list of campuses with class suspensions
 
More schools have announced class suspensions, as reported by radio dzBB and GMA News' YouScoop Facebook page:
 
  • Arellano University
  • ASEAB Christian Learning Center
  • Asia-Pacific College
  • Ateneo De Manila University - For Loyola Schools, classes will proceed as scheduled, but it said on its Facebook account it shall "continue to monitor weather developments throughout the day, and may make another announcement later."
  • Baliuag University (kinder to high school)
  • Blessed Hope Christian School
  • Central Colleges of the Philippines
  • Centro Escolar University - all levels (Manila, Makati, Malolos campuses)
  • Chiang Kai Shek College
  • Colegio de San Juan de Letran - all levels
  • College of the Holy Spirit - all levels
  • De La Salle - Araneta University
  • De La Salle University (Dasmariñas, Taft, Makati, Ortigas campuses and College of St. Benilde) - Classes in all levels and all office operations suspended.
  • Delos Santos STI College
  • Eastern Star Academy
  • Emilio Aguinaldo College
  • Far Eastern University - all levels
  • FEATI University
  • Forest Ridge Integrated School, Bulacan - all levels
  • Global City Innovative Colleges
  • Gov. Andres Pascual College National University
  • Harvester Missions International School
  • I.Learn Center Philippines
  • International University Foundation Academy
  • Jose Rizal University - all levels
  • La Consolacion College - no classes up to high school
  • Letran College Manila
  • Lyceum of the Philippines University (Manila and Cavite campuses)
  • Malabon National High School and Malabon Elementary Schools - Classes suspended
  • Manila Review Institute Incorporated
  • Manila Typana Colleges, Pasay
  • Mapua Makati
  • Mary the Queen College of Science and Technology, Commonweallth Q.C. - preschool to highschool only. College levels have classes
  • Milestone Innovative Academy
  • Miriam College - all levels
  • National Teachers College
  • National University - all levels
  • Navotas Polytechnic College - classes suspended declared by Navotas Mayor John Rey Tiangco
  • New Era University - Preschool, elementary, and high school classes. No announcements yet for college level.   
  • Our Lady of Fatima University
  • Our Lady of Mercy School
  • Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Manila – all levels suspended
  • Philippine Christian University - all levels
  • Philippine College of Criminology - work and classes
  • Philippine Normal University - all levels
  • Philippine State College of Aeronautics
  • Polytechnic University of the Philippines (Sta. Mesa, Taguig, San Juan, Parañaque, Commonwealth campuses)
  • Rizal Technical University
  • Samson College of Science and Technology
  • San Beda College - all levels
  • San Ildefonso Learning Center (Marilao, Bulacan)
  • San Sebastian Recoletos - all levels
  • St. Amatiel Technological Institute
  • St. Jude College, Manila - preschool to high school
  • St. Paul University, Manila - work and classes
  • St. Paul University, Quezon City - No classes in all levels
  • St. Scholastica's College Manila - no classes in all levels, according to VPAA Virginia Fornias
  • STI (Caloocan and Meycauayan campuses)
  • Technical Institute of the Philippines (Manila and Quezon City campuses)
  • University of the East - all levels
  • University of Perpetual Help (Cavite) - all levels
  • University of Santo Tomas - Work and classes in all levels are suspended
  • University of the Philippines Diliman – classes from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Classes will resume at 1 p.m.
  • University of the Philippines Los Baños
  • University of the Philippines Manila – work and classes in all levels are suspended
— Aileen Estoquia/Carmela Lapeña/YA/ELR/KG/VVP, GMA News
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