Class suspension, August 7 Tuesday

MANILA, Philippines (As of 12:55 am) – Classes have been suspended Tuesday, August 7, by local government units and several universities and colleges due to non stop rains affecting Metro Manila and some parts of Northern Luzon.

Based on information from the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC), the Department of Education (DepEd), and local government units in Metro Manila, classes in the following cities have been cancelled:

Antipolo (Pre-school to High School)
Caloocan City (All Levels)
Las Piñas (All Levels)
Makati (All Levels)
Malabon (Pre-school to High School)
Mandaluyong (Pre-school to College)
Manila (All Levels)
Marikina (Pre-school to High School)
Muntinlupa (Pre-school to College)
Navotas (All Levels)
Pasay City (All Levels)
Pasig (Pre-school to High School)
Pateros (All Levels)
Parañaque (All Levels)
Quezon City (Pre-school to High School)
San Juan (All Levels)
San Mateo, Rizal (All Levels)
Taguig (All Levels)
Valenzuela (Pre-school to High School)

Tuesday classes in the following areas outside Metro Manila were also suspended:

Bataan, Balanga, Hermosa, Pila (All Levels)
Bulacan, Obando
Cavite: Bacoor, Imus and Rosario (All Levels), General Trias (Pre-school to High School)
Laguna (All Levels)
Rizal: Angono, Cainta (Pre-school to High School), Binangonan, Rodriguez, San Mateo, Taytay (All Levels)

Barangays Banaba, Sta. Ana, Maly in San Mateo (All Levels)

At 1:30am, Malacañang suspended classes in college the NCR and 9 other provinces including Zambales, Bataan, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Laguna, Cavite, Rizal and Bulacan.

The following tertiary institutions separately announced suspension of classes:

Adamson University
Arellano Univeristy, Malabon
Ateneo De Manila University (All Units, All Levels)
CEU, Manila
Colegio de San Juan de Letran (All Levels)
De La Salle Univeristy, Taft, Makati and Ortigas
De La Salle – CSB
Emilio Aguinaldo College, Manila (All Levels)
FEU, EAC, Diliman and Makati
Mapua, Intramuros and Makati
Miriam College
National University
New Era University
Pasig Catholic College
Perpetual Las Piñas
Philippine Christian Univeristy,Taft
Philippine College of Criminology – Manila Law College
Philippine Women’s University (All Levels)
Polytechnic Univeristy of the Philippines, Manila (All Levels)
Sacred Heart School, Binondo, Caloocan Malabon, Makati, Sun Valley-Parañaque, and Valenzuela
San Agustin Elementary School, Candaba
SoFA Design Institute
St. Cecila College, Valenzuela
St. Paul College, Makai
St. Scholastica’s College, Manila
University of Caloocan City
University of the East, Manila and Caloocan (All Levels)
University of the Philippines, Diliman (All Levels)
University of the Philippines, Manila
University of Santo Tomas (All Levels)
Trinity University of Asia (All Levels)
Xavier School

– Rappler.com

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