MANILA, Philippines (Update 5, 8:54 p.m.) — Several local government units have announced the suspension of classes on Monday, November 11, due to tropical cyclone "Nika" (international name: Toraji).
State weather bureau PAGASA raised tropical cyclone wind signals up to Signal No. 3 in Luzon as Nika intensified from a tropical storm to a severe tropical storm on Sunday, November 10.
Nika is expected to make landfall over Isabela or northern Aurora by Monday morning or early afternoon, with winds likely to intensify into a typhoon before it hits land.
The following LGUs have suspended classes:
Metro Manila
- City of Manila - all levels, public and private
- Caloocan City - all levels, public and private
- Las Piñas City - all levels, public and private
- Makati City - kinder to Grade 12 at Alternative Learning System
- Malabon City - all levels, public and private
- Mandaluyong City - all levels, public and private
- Muntinlupa City - all levels, public and private, including ECED and Alternative Learning System
- Parañaque City - all levels, public and private
- Pasay City - all levels, public and private, including Alternative Learning System
- Quezon City - all levels, public and private
- Valenzuela City - no face-to-face classes in all levels, public and private (online classes in college to proceed)
Cordillera Administrative Region
- Baguio - all levels, public and private
- Mountain Province
- Bontoc - kinder to senior high school, public and private
- Paracelis - all levels, public and private
Region I
- Pangasinan - all levels, public and private
Region II
- Cagayan
- Santo Niño - pre-school to senior high school, public and private
- Isabela
- Echague - all levels, public and private; as well as work in private and government offices
Region III
- Aurora - all levels, public and private
- Bulacan
- Baliwag - all levels, public and private
- Obando - all levels, public and private
- Norzagaray - all levels, public and private
- Plaridel - all levels, public and private
- San Jose Del Monte - kinder to Grade 12, public and private
- Santa Maria - all levels, public and private
- Nueva Ecija - all levels, public and private
- Pampanga
- Mabalacat - all levels, public and private
- Tarlac
- Concepcion - pre-school to senior high school, public and private
- Pura - pre-school to senior high school, public and private
- Tarlac City - kinder to senior high school, public and private
- Victoria - pre-school to senior high school, public and private
Region IV-A
- Batangas
- Calaca - all levels, public and private
- Laurel - all levels, public and private
- Laguna - all levels, public and private
- Quezon
- Calauag - all levels, public and private
- Catanauan - pre-school to senior high school, public and private
- Gumaca - kinder to senior high school, public and private
- Rizal
- Jalajala - all levels, public and private
- Morong - all levels, public and private
Region V
- Camarines Sur
- Naga City - all levels, public and private
- Catanduanes
- Virac - all levels, public and private
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