MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang suspended face-to-face classes in all levels for public and private schools in Metro Manila and 12 provinces starting 12 pm on Monday, August 17, due to the effects of rain from the southwest monsoon or habagat.

The provinces included in the Palace order are Zambales, Bataan, Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Cavite, Batangas, Rizal, Laguna, Quezon, and Occidental Mindoro.

Government offices in Metro Manila and the 12 provinces were also told to shift to alternative work arrangements.

Below are separate announcements from local government units.

Metro Manila

• Caloocan City – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
• Las Piñas City – all levels (public and private)
• Makati City – face-to-face classes in all levels (public), starting afternoon
• Malabon City – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
• Mandaluyong City – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private), starting afternoon
• City of Manila – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school (public and private)
• Marikina City – all levels (public and private), starting afternoon
• Muntinlupa City – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
• Navotas City – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private), starting afternoon
• Parañaque City – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
• Pasay City – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
• Pateros – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school (public and private)
• Quezon City – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school (public), starting afternoon
• San Juan City – all levels (public and private), starting afternoon
• Taguig City – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school (public and private), starting afternoon
• Valenzuela City – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)

Calabarzon

• Batangas province
  • Balayan – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Calaca City – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Calatagan – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Lemery – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Lian – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Nasugbu – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Tuy – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
• Cavite province
  • Alfonso – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Amadeo – all levels (public and private)
  • Bacoor City – all levels (public and private)
  • Cavite City – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Dasmariñas City – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • General Emilio Aguinaldo – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • General Trias City – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Imus City – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Indang – preschool to elementary (public and private)
  • Kawit – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Magallanes – preschool (public and private)
  • Maragondon – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Mendez-Nuñez – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Naic – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Noveleta – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Rosario – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Tagaytay City – all levels (public and private)
  • Tanza – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Ternate – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Trece Martires City – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)

Central Luzon

• Bataan
  • Dinalupihan – all levels (public and private)
  • Limay – select schools only (all levels in Arsenal Elementary School, Carbon Elementary School, Lamao Elementary School, and Lamao National High School; preschool in Alangan)
• Bulacan
  • Balagtas – face-to-face classes in select schools (Balagtas Central School, Francisco Balagtas Memorial School, Gat. Francisco Balagtas High School)
  • Baliwag City – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Bocaue – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Bulakan – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Bustos – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Calumpit – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Guiguinto – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Hagonoy – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Malolos City – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Marilao – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Meycauayan City – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Obando – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Pandi – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Paombong – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Plaridel – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Pulilan – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • San Ildefonso – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • San Miguel – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school (public and private)
  • San Rafael – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Santa Maria – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
• Nueva Ecija
  • Cabiao – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • General Tinio – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school (public and private)
  • Santa Rosa – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school (public and private)
  • Talugtug – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
• Pampanga
  • Apalit – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Arayat – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Bacolor – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Candaba – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Floridablanca – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school (public and private)
  • Guagua – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school (public and private)
  • Lubao – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Mabalacat City – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Macabebe – all levels (public and private)
  • Magalang – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Masantol – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Mexico – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Minalin – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Porac – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • San Fernando City – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • San Simon – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private), until Thursday, August 20
  • Santa Ana – all levels (public and private)
  • Santa Rita – all levels (public and private), for the 300th founding anniversary of the Santa Rita de Casia Parish
  • Santo Tomas – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private), until Thursday, August 20
  • Sasmuan – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
• Angeles City – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
• Tarlac province
  • Anao – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Bamban – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Camiling – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Capas – all levels (public and private)
  • Concepcion – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • La Paz – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Mayantoc – all levels (public and private)
  • Moncada – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Paniqui – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Pura – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Ramos – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • San Clemente – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • San Jose – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • San Manuel – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Santa Ignacia – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Tarlac City – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Victoria – all levels (public and private)
• Zambales
  • Botolan – all levels (public and private)
  • Cabangan – all levels (public and private)
  • Candelaria – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Castillejos – all levels (public and private)
  • Iba – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Masinloc – all levels (public and private)
  • Palauig – all levels (public and private)
  • San Antonio – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • San Felipe – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • San Marcelino – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • San Narciso – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Santa Cruz – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school (public and private)
  • Subic – all levels (public and private)
• Olongapo City – all levels (public and private)

Cordillera Administrative Region

• Abra – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school (public and private)
• Benguet
  • Atok – preschool to senior high school (public and private)
  • Bakun – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Bokod – face-to-face classes for preschool to elementary (public and private)
  • Buguias – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school (public and private)
  • Itogon – all levels (public and private)
  • Kabayan – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school (public and private)
  • Kapangan – face-to-face classes for preschool to elementary (public and private)
  • Kibungan – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school (public and private)
  • La Trinidad – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school (public and private)
  • Mankayan – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school (public and private)
  • Sablan – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school (public and private)
  • Tuba – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school (public and private)
  • Tublay – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school (public and private)
• Baguio City – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school (public and private)

Ilocos Region

• La Union
  • Agoo – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Aringay – all levels (public and private)
  • Bacnotan – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school (public and private)
  • Bagulin – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school (public and private)
  • Balaoan – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Bangar – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Burgos – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Caba – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Luna – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Pugo – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • San Fernando City – face-to-face classes for preschool (public and private)
  • San Gabriel – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • San Juan – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Santo Tomas – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Santol – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Sudipen – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school (public and private)
  • Tubao – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
• Pangasinan
  • Agno – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Aguilar – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Alaminos City – all levels (public and private)
  • Alcala – all levels (public and private)
  • Anda – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Asingan – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Balungao – all levels (public and private)
  • Bani – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Basista – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school (public and private)
  • Bautista – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Bayambang – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Binalonan – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Binmaley – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Bolinao – all levels (public and private)
  • Bugallon – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Burgos – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Calasiao – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Dasol – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school (public and private)
  • Infanta – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Labrador – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Laoac – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Lingayen – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Mabini – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Malasiqui – all levels (public)
  • Manaoag – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Mangaldan – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Mangatarem – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Mapandan – face-to-face classes in all levels (public)
  • Natividad – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Pozorrubio – all levels (public and private)
  • Rosales – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • San Carlos City – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • San Fabian – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • San Manuel – all levels (public and private)
  • San Quintin – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Santa Barbara – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Santo Tomas – all levels (public)
  • Sison – all levels (public and private)
  • Sual – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Tayug – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Umingan – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Urbiztondo – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Urdaneta City – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
  • Villasis – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)
• Dagupan City – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private)

– Rappler.com

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