MANILA, Philippines – Classes in public schools and government work in the National Capital Region are suspended on Wednesday, August 28, due to intense rains – Malacañang said.
In a Facebook post by the Presidential Communications Office, classes and work in Metro Manila are suspended effective 7:00 AM August 28, 2024, due to the effects of Southwest Monsoon.
The work and class suspension was recommended by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).
“We would like to respectfully inform the President that due to the ongoing and the forecasted rainfall today, August 28, 2024, which will bring occasional rains with possible flash floods over Metro Manila caused by the Southwest Monsoon, the NDRRMC recommends the suspension of classes and work within the National Capital Region (NCR) effective 7:00 AM, August 28, 2024 (Wednesday),” the NDRRMC said in its recommendation.
“This excludes frontline agencies engaged in emergency services,” NDRRMC said.
Likewise, Taytay, Rizal and Iloilo City have also announced school classes suspension.
Below is a list of areas that suspended classes:
Metro Manila:
- Manila City – all levels (both public and private)
- Quezon City – all levels (both public and private)
- Navotas City – all levels (both public and private)
- Malabon City – all levels (both public and private)
- Caloocan City – all levels (both public and private)
- Marikina City – all levels (both public and private)
- Pasig City – all levels (both public and private)
Luzon
- Taytay, Rizal – kinder to Grade 12, (both public and private)
Visayas:
Iloilo City – preschool to Grade 12 (both public and private)
