MANILA, Philippines (Updated) – Class suspensions on Thursday, June 7, 2018 are announced at certain areas by Local Government Units (LGUs) due to inclement weather conditions brought by southwesterly winds or “Habagat” intensified by the existing Tropical Depression “Domeng”.
To quote from the announcement of PAGASA on June 6, 2018, here are the areas which could potentially experience occasional to heavy rains:
While landfall remains less likely to occur, “DOMENG” is expected to enhance the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat), which will result in moderate to heavy monsoon rains over MIMAROPA and Western Visayas beginning Friday, with gradual northward progression of monsoon rains towards the rest of the western section of Luzon, including Metro Manila during the weekend.
Here’s the live list of class/ work suspensions as declared by respective LGUs on June 7, 2018.
METRO MANILA
PROVINCES
SCHOOLS
- No announcements as of this writing
Cancellation of classes for colleges and universities will be at discretion of school officials/ administrators.
PAGASA WEATHER UPDATE
According to PAGASA weather update issued at: 11:00 PM, 06 June 2018,
At 10:00 PM today, the center of Tropical Depression “DOMENG” was estimated based on all available data at 725 km East of Virac, Catanduanes (13.8 °N, 130.9 °E)
“DOMENG” continues to move north-northwestward over the Philippine sea.
The combined effects of the Tropical Depression and the Monsoon Trough will bring moderate to occasional heavy rains over Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
Residents of the aforementioned areas are advised to take appropriate actions against possible flash floods and landslides and coordinate with their local DRRM offices. Fisherfolks and those with small seacrafts are advised not to venture out into eastern and western seaboards of Luzon.
Meanwhile, no warning signals are announced as of this writing.
Note: PAGASA weather announcement will be updated soon as the latest forecast has been posted.
Shall there be a typhoon warning signals to an area, automatic class suspension guidelines from the Department of Education will be observed. Image below is courtesy of DepEd.
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