Walang Pasok: Class suspensions for April 25 due to hot weather

Ian Laqui(Philstar.com)

April 25, 2024 - 8:15am

Parents accompany their children from school after their classes in Manila on April 5, 2024. Thousands of schools in the Philippines suspended in-person classes on April 5, the education department said, as parts of the tropical country endured dangerously high temperatures.

AFP/Ted Aljibe

MANILA, Philippines — Some local government units (LGUs) announced the suspension of in-person classes on Thursday due to the threat of scorching heat.

The following LGUs have canceled face-to-face classes or shifted to alternative modes of delivery:

Manila: No in-person classes in all levels, public and private from April 25 to April 26.
Navotas City: No in-person classes in all levels, public and private from April 25 to April 26.
Caloocan City: Shift to asynchronous classes for students in all levels from public and private schools.
General Trias, Cavite: No in-person classes in all levels, public and private from April 25 to April 26.
Bamban, Tarlac: No in-person classes in all levels, public and private schools.
Los Baños, Laguna: No in-person classes in all levels, public and private from April 25 to April 26.
Kawit, Cavite: No in-person classes in all levels, public and private from April 25 to April 26.
Malabon City: No in-person classes from pre-school to college, public and private from April 25 to April 26.
San Pedro, Laguna: No in-person classes in all levels, public and private from April 25 to April 27.
Las Piñas City: No in-person classes from pre-school to college, public and private from April 25 to April 26.
Parañaque City: No in-person classes from pre-school to college, public and private from April 25 to April 26.
Pasig City: No in-person classes from kinder to Grade 12, public only.
Quezon City: No in-person classes from pre-school to senior high school, public only.
Pateros: No in-person classes in all levels, public and private from April 25 to April 26.
Muntinlupa City: No in-person classes in all levels, public and private from April 25 to April 26.
Pasay City: No in-person classes in all levels, public and private from April 25 to April 26.
Mandaluyong City: No in-person classes from pre-school to senior high school, public and private from April 25 to April 26.

In the latest heat index bulletin of state-weather bureau PAGASA, it said that 38 areas in the country will be under the “dangerous” heat index classification, with temperatures ranging from 42 degrees Celsius (°C) to 47°C.

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