Walang Pasok: Class suspensions for October 22 due to ‘Kristine'

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 12:42 p.m.) — Some local government units have announced the suspension of classes on Tuesday, October 22, due to tropical cyclone Kristine (international name: Trami).

State weather bureau PAGASA said that Kristine has strengthened into a tropical storm on Tuesday early morning, raising tropical cyclone wind signals in several areas.

The following LGUs announced suspension of face-to-face classes:

Luzon

Region III

• Aurora – all levels, public and private

Region IV-A

• Quezon province – Classes from preschool to senior high school (public and private) are suspended, except in the 2nd District (Lucena City, Sariaya, Candelaria, Tiaong, Dolores, San Antonio), Lucban and Tayabas City.

Region V

• Albay
  • Bacacay – all levels, public and private
  • Guinobatan – all levels, public and private
  • Legazpi City – all levels, public and private
  • Ligao City – all levels, public and private
  • Malilipot – all levels, public and private
  • Manito – all levels, public and private
  • Polangui – all levels, public and private
  • Santo Domingo – all levels, public and private
  • Tiwi – all levels, public and private
• Camarines Sur – all levels, public and private
• Naga City – all levels, public and private
• Catanduanes
  • Virac – all levels, public and private
• Sorsogon
  • Bulusan – all levels, public and private

Visayas

Region VI

• Negros Occidental
  • Talisay City – preschool to senior high school, public and private
• Bacolod City – preschool to senior high school, public and private

Region VII

• Bohol – preschool to senior high school, public and private

Region VIII

• Northern Samar – all levels, public and private

Mindanao

Region IX

• Zamboanga del Norte
  • Sibuco – all levels, public and private

Region X

• Misamis Oriental
  • Talisayan – all levels, public and private

In its 11 a.m. advisory, PAGASA hoisted Signal No. 2 in Catanduanes and placed most of Luzon under Signal No. 1.

Based on the guidelines of the Department of Education, classes from Kindergarten to Grade 12 are automatically suspended if any tropical cyclone wind signal is raised.

Signal No. 2

• Catanduanes 

Signal No. 1

Luzon

• Ilocos Norte
• Ilocos Sur
• La Union
• Pangasinan
• Apayao
• Kalinga
• Abra
• Mountain Province
• Ifugao
• Benguet
• Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
• Isabela
• Quirino
• Nueva Vizcaya
• Aurora
• Nueva Ecija
• Tarlac
• Zambales
• Bataan
• Pampanga
• Bulacan
• Metro Manila
• Cavite
• Laguna
• Batangas
• Rizal
• Quezon including Pollilo Islands
• Masbate including Ticao Island, Burias Island
• Marinduque
• Romblon
• Camarines Norte
• Camarines Sur
• Albay
• Sorsogon

Visayas

• Eastern Samar
• Northern Samar
• Samar
• Leyte
• Biliran
• Southern Leyte

Mindanao

• Dinagat Islands
• Surigao del Norte including Siargao - Bucas Grande Group

"If the TCWS is issued at a time when classes have already begun, the school shall immediately suspend the classes and work and send everyone home, if it is safe to do so," the DepEd said in its department order 037.

Following the order, this means that classes are suspended in the aforementioned areas.

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— Kristine Daguno-Bersamina and Jean Mangaluz