MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) suspended on Monday, September 1, classes in all levels and government work in 17 areas due to persistent heavy rains.
The suspension order covers Metro Manila, Albay, Antique, Bulacan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Cavite, Laguna, Masbate, Negros Occidental, Northern Samar, Occidental Mindoro, Pampanga, Quezon, Rizal, and Sorsogon.
In its advisory, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported widespread downpour in several regions, prompting warnings of possible flooding in Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, and Bulacan.
The suspension aims to ensure the safety of students, teachers, and government employees., This news data comes from:http://agih.xs888999.com
DILG suspends classes, gov’t work in 17 areas
Authorities urged residents in flood-prone and low-lying communities to take precautionary measures and remain alert for further advisories as rains are expected to continue.
- Lacson warns lawmakers may be complicit in ghost flood control projects
- House resumes budget briefings
- Konektadong Pinoy bill lapses into law
- Marcos inspects rock shed project in Benguet
- Napoles guilty in another 'pork barrel' case, sentenced to 55 years in jail
- Immigration deports 49 South Korean fugitives
- LPA may still develop into short-lived tropical cyclone
- In Taiwan, competing narratives over the meaning of China's massive military show
- ‘40% of Filipinos obese’
- Filipino weightlifter Vanessa Sarno banned for 2 years for anti-doping violation
