Update: All classes on the tertiary levels in NCR, Regions 1, 2, 3, CAR, Batangas Cavite, Rizal and Laguna are suspended - Malacanang

Here is a partial list of colleges and universities in NCR (Metro Manila) which announced suspension of classes on September 27, 2011:

Central College of the Philippines
Far Eastern University (FEU Manila, FEU Makati, FEU East Asia and FEU Diliman)
Manila Tytana Colleges (formerly known as Manila Doctors College)
Philippine Christian University (Taft)
Rizal Technological University
San Beda College (Manila and Taytay)
University of Santo Tomas
University of the East (Manila and Caloocan)
University of the Philippines - Manila

Sources: GMA News, ABS-CBN News (as of 11:40 p.m.)

Update: "All classes & offices in DLSU Dasmariñas suspended today, Sept. 27." - ANC

Suspension of Classes on September 27, 2011 Updates:

"Classes in NCR will remain suspended tomorrow, Sept 27, for kinder, elementary and high school, for both private and public schools." DepEd said via  its official Twitter account at 8:18 p.m. Monday.

"ISABELA, QUIRINO, N.VIZCAYA & CAGAYAN: Classes in kinder, elementary and H.S. are suspended tomorrow, Sept 27." DepEd tweeted at 7:31 p.m.

"Antipolo, Rizal: Classes will remain suspended in Kindergarten, Elem & HS tom, Sept 27, as announced by City Mayor." DepEd tweeted at 6:50 p.m.

Update 2: More announcements from DepEd:

"QUEZON: No classes in kinder, elementary and high school tomorrow, Sept 27."

"RIZAL: No classes in kinder, elementary and HS in San Mateo, Rodriguez and Jala Jala tomorrow, Sept 27."

"CAVITE: No classes in Rosario, Gen. Trias, Tanza and Bacoor for kinder, elementary and HS tomorrow, Sept 27."

"DepEd Sta. Rosa, Laguna: No classes from pre-school up to HS tomorrow."

"LAGUNA: No classes in Sta. Rosa division for kinder, elementary and HS tomorrow, Sept 27."

"Clarification: In RIZAL, only San Mateo, Rodriguez, Jala jala, and Antipolo have suspended classes up to HS. NOT the entire province."

"Gov Jonvic Remulla has announced suspension of classes from preschool to HS in the entire Cavite province. "

"There will be no classes in the entire Rizal Province from preschool to HS today."

"Classes in preschool to HS are suspended in San Pablo, Laguna."

"No classes in preschool to HS in Occidental Mindoro today due to flooding."

"Classes in kinder, elem, HS are also suspended in Dasmarinas City, Noveleta and Batangas City today, Sept 27."

"Classes from kinder to HS have been suspended in the entire CALABARZON region today, Sept 27."

 "Per RD Dino, the entire Region 4A has suspended classes from preschool to HS today."

"Usec.Abigail Valte just announced the suspension of work in all government offices today, Sept. 27, per recommendation of NDRRMC. ( covers NCR, Regions 1, 2, 3, CAR, Batangas Cavite, Rizal & Laguna)"


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Suspension of classes on September 27, 2011 in several areas in Luzon including NCR (Metro Manila) is highly likely to be announced since Public Storm Warning Signals (PSWS) have been hoisted over those areas.

According to the guidelines set by the Department of Education (DepEd), classes in kindergarten will automatically be suspended when an area is under PSWS #1, while classes in high school and lower levels will be canceled automatically if PSWS #2 is raised over the area. There will be no classes in all levels including in colleges and universities if the area is under PSWS #3.

Forty areas are currently under storm signals, 8 of which are under PSWS #3, based on the 5 p.m. (September 26, 2011) bulletin from the state weather bureau. However, DepEd usually bases the suspension of classes on the 5 a.m. bulletin. In previous situations like this, parents were advised to wake up earlier for the most recent bulletin.

Meanwhile, here are the guidelines on the suspension of classes in tertiary levels of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED):

In line with the guidelines of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC), the following are the guidelines for the suspension of classes in higher education institutions :

1. Classes at the collegiate level, including graduate school, are automatically suspended if the proper authorities have declared storm signal no. 3 or higher.

2. Classes at the collegiate level, including graduate school, may be suspended at the discretion of heads of HEIs if special circumstances in their area such as flooding, road damage, etc. warrant it.

3. HEI heads or their duly authorized representatives shall make the announcement for the suspension of classes not later than 5 A.M. of the day when it shall take effect, using all means of communication.

4. Even without the suspension of classes, students who are unable to report to class or participate in scheduled activities such as exams, due to inclement weather, shall be given consideration and be allowed to make up for the missed class or activity.

(Written on August 2, 2011, at 8p.m.)

Will there be classes on August 3, 2011?

According to former Vice President Noli de Castro on his news show TV Patrol earlier, the Department of Education (DepEd) will still have to assess the weather condition early morning tomorrow. De Castro said DepEd will release an announcement at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow, August 3, 2011 (Wednesday).

Update (11 a.m., August 3, 2011) - Afternoon classes in Pre-school to High School levels in NCR; Taal, Batangas; and Muntinlupa have been suspended. Here are announcements from DepEd:

"Afternoon classes in NCR are suspended. Latest report from PAGASA predicts moderate to heavy rainfalls throughout the day."

"Taal Batangas Municipal Mayor declared suspension of classes in the afternoon due to heavy rains being experienced at the moment."

"Muntinlupa: Upon consultation w/ the office of Mayor Aldrin San Pedro, afternoon classes are suspended due to heavy rains."

Update (12 nn, August 3, 2011): Summary

August 3, 2011 advisory from the Department of Education

NCR – Afternoon classes (starting 12NN) in preschool, elementary, and high school will be suspended per PAGASA’s forecast that moderate to heavy rainfalls throughout the region will be experienced, of which may approximate the amount of rainfall volume yesterday.

Region 1 – Classes from preschool, elementary, and high school in Dagupan and in the entire Pangasinan province have been suspended early today by Governor Amado Espino, Jr. due to continuous rains since last night. In Dagupan, schools are flooded because of high tide. Schools in the province will have Saturday classes to make up for lost school days. noypistuff

Region 3 – Regular classes today, except for the following still flooded schools and areas in Pampanga:

Macabebe West District

1. San Esteban Elementary School

2. Consuelo ES

3. Sta. Maria ES

4. San Rafael ES

5. Sto Niño ES

6. Dalayap

7. Dalan

8. Baliti ES

9. Castuli

10. Sta. Lutgarda

11. San Juan

12. Lolu Sapang Malalam

13. Sitio Mindanao
Macabebe East District

1. Caduag Tete

2. San Isidro ES

3. San Gabriel

4. San Roque

5. Sta. Rita

6. Telacsan

7. Masantol San Isidro ES

8. Sapang Kawayan ES

Region 4A

Mayors of San Pablo in Laguna, Alitagtag, and Taal in Batangas have suspended classes in Preschool, Elementary, and high school in their areas.
Mayors of Dasmariñas and Gen. Trias in Cavite have also declared that afternoon classes in Preschool, Elementary, and high school in their areas be suspended due to heavy rains.

Again, we remind the local authorities (LGUs, DepEd officials, and principals) that they may suspend classes if the situation warrants it. Parents, of course, can decide whether to send their children to school or not.

We also urge the public to continue monitoring the weather and stay alert for any announcements in case the rainfall volume increases.

Update 1 (2 a.m., August 3, 2011):

"Suspension of classes will be based on the 2am bulletin of PAG-ASA," the Department of Education tweeted at 11 p.m. on Tuesday (August 2, 2011).

"weather scenario: expect (up to 10mm) rains between 9am to 3pm over NCR today." the PAGASA tweeted at 2:37 a.m. on Wednesday (August 3, 2011).

"As of 2:00 AM, DepEd_PH was informed of the possible rainfall amount/ weather scenario for this day." the PAGASA added 9 minutes later.

There has been no official announcement from DepEd whether or not classes will be suspended on August 3. Please standby for more updates.

Update 2 (4 a.m., August 3, 2011): There will be classes in NCR today.

"NCR: Regular classes resume today, August 3. PAGASA predicts the amount of rainfall today will only be half of yesterday's volume." - DepEd

'We urge the public to continue monitoring the weather and stay alert for any announcements in case the rainfall volume increases." -DepEd

"Supts,Principals&LGUs may suspend classes if the situation warrants it. Parents can decide whether to send their children to school or not." - DepEd

Update 2 (5 a.m., August 3, 2011):

"REGION 3: Regular classes today except for the following still flooded schools in Pampanga: Macabebe West Dist - San Esteban ES, Consuelo ES, Sta.Maria ES, San Rafael ES, Sto Nino ES, Dalayap, Dalan, Baliti ES, Castuli, Sta Lutgarda, SanJuan, Lolu Sapang Malalam, Sitio Mindanao. Macabebe East district - Caduag Tete ES, San Isidro ES, SanGabriel, San Roque, Sta.Rita Telacsan, Masantol San Isidro ES and Sapang Kawayan ES. " - DepEd

"CALABARZON: Regular classes resume in all levels today, August 3." -DepEd

Update: The following have just been posted on the official Twitter account of DepEd:

"All schools in NCR - Preschool, Elementary and High school no classes tomorrow, June 24, both public and private. -Dir. Elena Ruiz" - posted at 9:22 p.m. on June 23, 2011

"Cavite City: classes in Preschool, Elementary and High School suspended tomorrow, June 24. - Dir. Lorna Dino" - posted at 9:55 p.m.

"Antipolo City: no classes in preschool, elementary and high school tomorrow, June 24." - posted at 10: 25 p.m.

"Isabela and Cagayan under storm signal no. 1 therefore all Pre School classes are automatically suspended tomorrow, June 24." - posted at 10:26 p.m.

"Calamba City: no classes in all levels tomorrow June 24 as declared by LGU." - 10:24 p.m.

"Subic district - classes in all levels suspended tomorrow, June 24." -10:53 p.m.

"Malolos: City Mayor declared suspension of classes in all levels tomorrow, June 24." - 10:54 p.m.

"Bataan and Balanga City: classes in all levels suspended tomorrow, June 24." - 12:07 a.m., June 24, 2011

"Classes in Kinder, Elementary and High School in BATAAN, ZAMBALES & PANGASINAN suspended tom upon the recommendation of PAGASA and NDRRMC." - 12:21 a.m.

"Classes in Angono, Rizal & Rosario and Bacoor in Cavite suspended today, June 24." - 5:48 a.m.

"Bulacan: classes in kinder, elementary and high school suspended today, June 24." - 5:50 a.m.

"Sta. Cruz, Laguna: classes in kinder, elementary and HS suspended today June 24."- 6:05 a.m.

"Dasmarinas City, Cavite: classes in kinder, elementary and HS suspended today June 24." - 6:09 a.m.

The Department of Education (DepEd) has announced suspension of classes in preschool, elementary and high school on Friday, June 24, 2011 in Metro Manila. There will be no classes in both public and private schools in these levels tomorrow due to heavy rains and flash-floods brought about by Tropical Storm Falcon which has gained strength after merging with a Low Pressure Area.

The announcement was delivered by DepEd National Capital Region Director Elena Ruiz in an interview with dzMM on Thursday.

Colleges and universities are under the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and thus, they are not covered in this notice.

Quoting CHED Executive Director Julito Vitriolo, ABS-CBN Breaking News posted on Twitter that suspension of classes in tertiary levels is dependent on the heads of schools. College students are advised to contact their school directly to know whether they have classes or not.

Meanwhile, the Guidelines of suspension of classes are posted here: http://www.deped.gov.ph/e_posts.asp?id=475.

Also check out the latest on Bagyong Falcon here: http://noypistuff.blogspot.com/2011/06/tropical-storm-falcon-meari-june-24.html