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Classes suspended Monday in parts of Mindanao due to TD Agaton


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(Updated 7:54 p.m.) Classes will be suspended Monday in parts of Mindanao affected by heavy rain from Tropical Depression Agaton (Lingling).

In Davao City, the local government ordered classes in preschool, kindergarten, elementary and high school in private and public schools suspended.

Public Storm Warning Signal No. 1 has been raised over Davao del Sur province, which includes Davao City.
 
Classes in Tandag City and Cantilan, Lanuza, Madrid, and Lingig towns in Surigao del Sur will also be suspended on Monday.

Meanwhile, Butuan City Mayor Jun Amante declared Sunday evening that 
classes on all levels, including college, would be suspended Monday.

The city public information office said Amante has also ordered the suspension of work in both government and private institutions, including banks.
 
In the Caraga region, Office of Civil Defense head Liza Mazo said classes will be suspended in Agusan del Norte and Butuan City, radio dzBB reported Sunday.

Mazo was quoted in the report as saying classes in these areas will resume once the weather improves.
In Region 11, OCD head Loreto Rirao said they are on red alert since rain had been falling over Compostela Valley.

Also, the Department of Education said classes are suspended in Compostela Valley in all levels public and private on January 20.

Meanwhile, in Dinagat province, classes and work in government offices will be suspended Monday due to bad weather, radio dzBB's Rodil Vega reported.

Agaton has brought heavy rain to parts of Visayas and Mindanao in past days.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said at least 667,000 have been affected by floods and landslides brought by the tropical depression. — LBG, GMA News