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#WalangPasok: Work and Class cancellations on August 3, 2019 (Saturday)

(Manila, Philippines) – Several LGU’s and Schools in the Philippines have suspended classes and government work on Saturday, August 3, 2019, due to the inclement weather brought by Southwest Monsoon.

What is southwest monsoon in the Philippines?

Throughout the rest of the year, the Philippines experiences the west or southwest wind; southwest monsoon, which in turn is referred to as the Habagat. The habagat season is characterized by hot and humid weather, frequent heavy rainfall, and a prevailing wind from the west.

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#WalangPasok Announcements Class suspensions for August 3, 2019 — #WalangPasok Announcements Class suspensions for August 2019

Walang Pasok Updates: Agosto 3, Sabado

(As of 09:45 PM, August 2, 2019) Here’s an updated list of towns, cities, and schools that canceled classes/work on Saturday:

Schools and Universities

Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) — National Capital Region branches and campuses except for classes in College of Law and Graduate School) source GMA News

National Capital Region

City of Manila, all levels, public and private

VISAYAS

Central Luzon

Ilocos Region

Typhoon Update by PAGASA Issued at 9:45 PM, 2, August 2019

At 3:00 PM today, the Low-Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data at°1,060 km East of Virac, Catanduanes (14.4°N, 134.0°E). Southwest Monsoon affecting the western section of Luzon.

Forecast Weather Conditions

Place	Weather Condition	Caused By	Impacts
Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Zambales and Bataan	Monsoon rains	Southwest Monsoon	Possible flash floods or landslides due to light to moderate to at times heavy monsoon rains
The rest of Central Luzon	Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms	Southwest Monsoon	Possible flashfloods or landslide during severe thunderstorms
Bicol Region, Visayas, Caraga and Davao Region	Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms	Trough of LPA	Possible flashfloods or landslide during severe thunderstorms
The rest of the country	Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers	Localized Thunderstorms	Possible flashfloods during severe thunderstorms

Department of Education (DepEd) Class Suspension Guideline:

DepEd Calls on parents to determine whether their children should go to school during typhoons, floods and other calamities in the absence of official announcements from DepEd.
In the absence of storm signal warnings, LGU are expected to announce whole day class cancellations not later than 4:30AM or half-day class suspensions not later than 11:00AM.
Storm signal warning declared by PAGASA between 10:00pm and 4:30AM reflect the whole day cancellation of classes in appropriate levels in the affected areas.
Storm signal warnings declared by PAGASA by 11:00AM automatically suspend the same day’s afternoon classes in appropriate levels in the affected areas.

*Suspension of classes for the tertiary level (colleges and universities) will be at the discretion of school management.