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Malacanang Palace just declared December 26, 2017 and January 2, 2018 as special holidays for the government employees. Memorandum Circular No.37 which made the announcement mentions government offices including government owned and controlled corporations, government financial institution, state universities and colleges, local government units and other agencies and instrumentalities .The two dates, which fell on a Tuesday, are the days following the two major national holidays in the country: Christmas and New Year's Day. These two new holidays will allow government employees extra time with their families. Traditionally, Christmas and New Year's Day were opportunities for families to get together. Aside from government, all others will return to their normal schedules. Government  employees that will be required to work on that day shall receive 30% additional on their daily rate. This is in accordance to the rules set forth by the Philippine Labor Law....

[Updated: Oct. 17, 2017, 12:50AM] Reversing its earlier announcement that classes and work will resume tomorrow, Malacanang Palace just announced that school classes on all levels as well as all government offices under the executive branch of the government are still suspended tomorrow, October 17, 2017. The reason for the cancellation is the continued nationwide protest lead by transport groups opposing the government's plan of "Jeepney modernisation"

Memorandum Circular 28 released by Malacanang Palace suspended all classes throughout the country in both public and private schools tomorrow, October 16, 2017 in response to a planned two-day transport strike by Jeepney Operators and drivers. They are protesting the Jeepney modernization program of the government that will phase out  jeepneys aged 15 years and older. Jeeneys in SM City Cebu terminal

As of 6:55 AM, below is the list of suspended classes and work due to severe flooding in metro Manila as well as other areas in Luzon. The torrential monsoon rains that brought forth the floods is caused by Tropical Storm Maring. Metro Manila Caloocan City (all levels) Las Piñas City (all levels) Makati City (all levels) Malabon City (all levels) Mandaluyong City (all levels) Manila City (all levels) Marikina (preschool to high school) Muntinlupa City (all levels) Navotas City (all levels) Parañaque City (all levels) Pateros City (all levels) Pasay City (all levels) Pasig City (all levels) Quezon City (all levels) San Juan City (all levels) Taguig City (all levels) Valenzuela City (preschool to high school)

Update: Some classes are still suspended as of 9:48 AM. Please see more details below: Pangasinan - from preschool to high school Angeles City, Pampanga - preschool level Malabon - preschool and kindergarten, public and private Taguig City - preto high school levels Valenzuela City - daycare and preschools, both public and private Baliuag University, Bulacan - all levels suspended Local Government Units (LGU's) in Luzon have independently suspended classes of certain level on Monday, August 12, 2013. This is due to the heavy rains brought by typhoon Labuyo. As of writing, the following are the cities and towns that have announced suspensions. ALL LEVELS Laguna Manila Pateros Quezon City San Juan San Mateo, Rizal

The following cities and schools have issued class suspensions as tweeted by the Department of Education (DepEd). The reason for the suspension is heavy rains that triggered floods in parts of Metro Manila. Pasay City - all afternoon from elementary to high school, public and private San Sebastian College (Manila)  - pre-school and elementary levels Taguig City  - pre-school in both public and private schools are suspended Being updated...

Afternoon classes in selected cities in Metro Manila were suspended Friday morning due to heavy rains. Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim and Paranaque Mayor Florencio M. Bernabe, Jr.were early to announce the suspension. Later in the noon, Quezon City mayor Herbert Bautista and Pasay Mayor Antonio Calixto issued separate class suspension announcements. Private colleges and universities also followed shortly and announced their class suspensions. Manila - all levels Paranaque City - all levels Quezon City - up to High School only Pasay City - Up to High School Heavy Rains The heavy rains in Luzon areas are brought about by the Northeast Monsoon (Amihan). At 11:00 AM PAG-ASA raised the flood warning alert to Yellow in the following areas: Metro Manila, CALABARZON and the provinces of Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan and Zambales. Under the heavy rainfall warning system, a yellow rainfall advisory is raised when the expected rainfall amount is between 7.5 mm and 15 mm...

Typhoon Pablo is already in the Philippine Area of Responsibility and is estimated to make a landfall tomorrow, Tuesday. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAG-ASA), At 02:00PM today, the eye of Typhoon Pablo was located at 450km Southeast of Hinatuan, Surigao Del Sur (7.0°N 130.4°E) with maximum sustained winds of 175kph & gustiness of up to 210kph. It is moving West Northwest at 24kph. The storm is expected to hover the Visayas and Mindanao areas in the coming days. Image from PAG-ASA Class Suspensions The following are the latest announcements of class suspensions: - Lapu Lapu City Elemetary Level starting this afternoon - Caraga, All Levels, today and tomorrow - Mandaue City, All Levels, Public Schools, tomorrow - Cagayan de Oro, All Levels, starting today          - Xavier University/Ateneo de Cagayan, no classes tomorrow, Dec 4- Iligan City, up to ...

Due to the bad weather condition prevailing over Metro Manila because of the thunderstorm, some areas has already declared class suspensions. The following are the list of class suspension announcements as of 9:05 AM. - Pasay City - pre-school to High School - UST, all levels - Ateneo de manila University , Grade school to High School - Makati City  - Afternoon classes from pre-school to high school - Cavite, entire province, all levels, public and private - matero manila, all levels, public and private - Quezon City - pre-school to high school Marikina City - pre-school to high school Pateros - pre-school to high school San Juan - pre-school to high school Caloocan - pre-school to high school Mandaluyong - pre-school to high school Muntinlupa, all levels, public and private Samsuan, Pampanga, all levels, public and private  Parañaque, all levels, public and private  - Valenzuela City, all levels - FEU East Asia College, all levels - Adamson University, wo...

A new announcement regarding suspended classes emerges early this evening that will prevent confusion as to which places have suspended their classes for tomorrow, August 9, 2012. Based on the recommendation of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Executove Secretary Pacquito Ochoa Jr issued Memorandum Circular No. 34 effectively suspending all classes in the following regions and provinces: National Capital Region (NCR) Zambales Bataan Pampanga Pangasinan Tarlac Bulacan Laguna Cavite  Rizal Habagat Rains to Continue Tomorrow The torrential rains that flooded Metro Manila and other areas in Luzon in the past several days brought about by Soutwest Monsoon (Hanging Habagat) is expected to continue until tomorrow, Thursday. The major dams (Ipo, Lamesa) around Metro Manila has been in overflow levels since Monday. Marikina river is also in a dangerous level forcing evacuation of affected communitie...

Due to continuous raining and flooding in many parts of Metro Manila and Luzon, some local governments have declared work and classes suspension. Here are the list of LGUs that declared class suspension for Wednesday, August 8, 2012: - Makati City - all levels, private and public -  Manila  City  - all levels, private and public -  San Juan City  - all levels, private and public - Caloocan - all levels, private and public - Laguna - all levels, private and public - Las Piñas - all levels, private and public - Mandaluyong - all levels, private and public - Marikina - all levels, private and public - Muntinlupa - all levels, private and public -  Navotas - all levels, private and public -  Pampanga - all levels, private and public -  Parañaque - all levels, private and public -  Rodriguez , Rizal - all levels, private and public -  Taguig - all levels, private and public -  Valen...

Due to continous raining and the rise of floodwater in some areas of Metro Manila, some of the Local Government Units have suspended their classes for tomorrow, August 7, 2012 (Tuesday). Here are the latest list as of the time of writing. - Manila - all levels suspended, public and private - Muntinlupa  - all levels suspended, public and private - Marikina - all levels suspended, public and private - Navotas - all levels suspended, public and private - Paranaque - all levels suspended, public and private - Pateros - all levels suspended, public and private - Makati - all levels suspended, public and private - Taguig - all levels suspended, public and private - Malabon - up to High School suspended, public and private - Cavite Province -  all levels suspended, public and private ( updated ) - Taytay, Binagonan, Rodriguez, Angono, San Mateo , Rizal   - all levels suspended, public and priva...

The heavy rain might already stop tomorrow but some areas are still under flood waters. As such, the local government units of those areas have declared class suspensions until tomorrow. Here's the list: - Obando, Bulacan - suspended all levels - Navotas - suspended in all levels -  Valenzuela City - selected schools 1. Rincon Elementary School 2. Pasolo Elementary School 3. Isla Elementary School 4. Tagalag Elementary School 5. Coloong Elementary School 6. Pio Valenzuela Elementary School 7. Wawangpulo Elementary School 8. A. Deato Elementary School 9. P.R. San Diego Elementary School 10. Caruhatan West Elementary School 11. A. Fernando Elementary School 12. Polo National High School 13. Karuhatan National High School 14. Arkong Bato National High School 15. Dalandanan National High School 16. Nuestra Senora De Guia Academy 17. San Diego Parochial School                       ...

Update: Classes Suspended on August 2, 2012 (Thursday) Still under floodwater brought by Typhoon Gener, several towns and barangays have declared that the classes will remain suspended until tomorrow, August 1, 2012. Here's the list: Obando, Bulacan - with 9 Barangay still submerged in floodwater, the local government have suspended classes on all levels. Valenzuela City - Pio Valenzuela, PR San Diego, San Diego Parochial Sch, Nuestra Senora de Guia Acad Elementary School,   Rincon Elementary School , Pasolo, Isla, Tagalag, Coloong, A. Deato , Wawang Pulo. Rain to Continue Until Tomorrow Although Typhoon Gener is already in the northern part of Luzon, it is expected to intensify moonsoon winds bringing rains in Metro Manila and Visayas region. So, for tomorrow, be ready with your rain gears. -  Mandaluyong, Marikina, Quezon City and Navotas - Classes suspended up to High School - Classes suspended in Imus and Rosario, Cavite and Rodriguez Rizal - B...

The bad weather condition we are experiencing today is expected to continue tomorrow, Tuesday. With the risk of continued flooding, some local government units have made up their minds and suspended tomorrow's classes. Here are the current list of towns, barangay and cities who have announced no classes tomorrow: - Laguna - Barangay Arkong Bato, Balangkas, Bisig, Coloong,  Isla, Mabolo, Palasan, Pariancillo Villa, Pasolo, Poblacion, Polo, Tagalag, Wawang-polo, (and Dalandan national HS), Valenzuela - Cavite - Obando, Bulacan - Dagupan City - Malabon: Panghulo HS, Dampalit ES main and Dampalit ES 1. To be updated...

Skyline of the City of Manila, seen from the Cultural Center of the Philippines (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) UPDATE: Class suspension for July 31, 2012 (Tuesday) Tropical storm Gener has brought a lot of rain in Metro Manila and Central Luzon. And because of the bad weather condition today which is expected to continue until tomorrow, some of the affected local government units (LGUs) have already declared suspension of classes. Here's the summary: Quezon City  - up to High School level, both private and public San Juan  -  up to High School level, both private and public Manila  -  up to High School level, both private and public Navotas City  -  up to High School level, both private and public Pasay City  -  up to High School level, both private and public Malabon  -  up to High School level, both private and public Obando  - all levels, both private and public (not sure if college included) ...

Due to the heavy rains brought by a low pressure area in Luzon,  the Department of Education (DepEd) have announced suspension of classes in some Metro Manila cities. At this point,  Pasay, Pateros, Manila and Parañaque, Marikina, Malabon  Cities  have declared class suspension from elementary to High School. For Region IV Areas, the following towns and cities have declared class suspensions from Elementary to High School:      Angono, Antipolo City, Cainta, Binangonan, Morong andTeresa in Rizal, Rosario, Kawit, Bacoor, Imus, Tanza, Cavite City and Noveleta in Cavite Please take note that the suspensions applies to both Public and Private schools. Also, the suspension was made by the respective LGUs. to be updated

Skyline of the City of Manila, seen from the Cultural Center of the Philippines (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim has formally suspended the afternoon classes all over Manila due to heavy rain and floods. This suspension covers pre-school, elementary and secondary (high school) level. It is not sertain whether the announcement covers college classes. Classes in other Metro Manila cities was also suspended by their Mayors. For instance, all classes, except college, in Paranaque City has already been suspended earlier. Update: Pasay City suspends public and private classes up to high school. - @DepEd_PH Navotas suspends classes up to High School. Classes and offices in UP Manila until 12nn today Classes are now suspended in PUP-Sta. Mesa, PUP-San Juan, PUP-Commonwealth and PUP-Taguig. (TO BE UPDATED)

Image via Wikipedia The Department of Education (DepEd) announced earlier today that there will be no classes on all levels (from Kinder to Highschool level) on Monday, July 25, 2011 due to the State of the Nation Address ( SONA ) of President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino . For tertiary/college level though, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is yet to make an announcement. There will also be a traffic rerouting in the Commonwealth area affected by the President's second SONA .