Miriam College in Quezon City also canceled on-site work and advised its employees to go home immediately to avoid being stranded due to flash floods.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 21) — Classes and work in some areas affected by monsoon rains were ordered suspended on Wednesday.
The University of Santo Tomas in Manila suspended face-to-face classes and office work at 12 noon. “Asynchronous activities may be given to continue educational delivery,” UST said in an advisory posted on Twitter.
Governor Abet Garcia canceled classes in all levels and work in government offices in Bataan, except for those involved in disaster risk management.
Meanwhile, COVID-19 vaccination sites in Bataan People’s Center and Vista Mall will remain in operation, Garcia said in a post on Facebook.
The University of the Philippines-Manila also announced the cancelation of face-to-face and online classes as well as on-site and remote work.
The Senate allowed the early dismissal of officers and employees at 1 p.m. “due to the inclement weather and flooding in many areas in Metro Manila,” Secretary Myra Marie Villarica said in an advisory.
Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo suspended work in all offices under the judiciary branch in Metro Manila at 12 noon.
Monsoon rains enhanced by Typhoon Fabian and Tropical Storm Cempaka, which is outside the country’s monitoring area, are expected in the Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, Occidental Mindoro, and the northern portion of Palawan, including Calamian and Kalayaan Islands in the next 24 hours.
This is a developing story.
— University of Santo Tomas (@UST1611official) July 21, 2021
