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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)

A strong earthquake with a magnitide of 7.6 (corrected from 7.9) shakes Eastern Visayas area of the Philippines at around 8:47 PM, august 31, 2012. The tremor was felt as far as Davao City. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the epicenter of the quake was located at 135 km East of Sulangan. Because the epicenter is located at the sea, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a warning for Indonesia, Philippines, Belau, Yap, Taiwan, Japan, Guam, N. Marianas, Papua New Guinea A Tsunami Watch is in Effect For Chuuk, Marcus Is., Kosrae, Pohnpei, Marshall Is., Wake Is., Solomon Is., Russia, Nauru. View M7.9 - 135km E of Sulangan, Philippines - 2012-08-31 12:47:35 UTC in a larger map  In Cebu City, the tremor sent thousands on the street. Occupants of high-rise buildings were forced to evacuate as soon as the shaking stopped. According unconfirmed reports, Jones avenue was filled with people in response to the quake. Tsunami Warning for Legazpi, Davao...

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...

Amid the continuous rain and flooding in Manila that caused several nearby dams to overflow and Marikina river reaching dangerous state, online rage out-poured against the person named "Marian Tan". As of the time of writing Marian Tan is trending in twitter. And as you read over the tweets, you can easily notice the anger of the twitter citizens. Who is Marian Tan? Well, based on her Facebook profile , she was a Freelance model. And based on several information I obtained from the tweets, there was apparently a fake Marian Tan twitter profile that posted several tweets that made fun of the floods occurring in the country. Below is the posts of the allegedly fake Marian Tan Twitter profile. This is apparently the true Marian Tan account: Cyber bullying If proven that the post indeed came from someone pretending to be Marian Tan, this is a good example of cyber bullying, where a person's reputation can be destroyed by fake and ...

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                       ...

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) ...

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook the Masbate region early this morning. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports that the quake occurred at around 7:06 AM, Tuesday Morning, March 6, 2012. The epicenter is estimated to be 10 km (6 miles) ESE of Masbate. The epicenter of the Masbate  earthquake. View 12.337000, 123.715000 in a larger map Damages and casualties are still not known as of press time. Last month, a  magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Negros region killing more than 50 persons and damaging worth millions of properties.

                           Image via Wikipedia A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hits Northern  Japan this morning. The epicenter of the earthquake was located 10 km (6 miles) below the surface of the earth and is located off the coast of Aomori prefecture. Consequently, the  Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a Tsunami warning alert. No damage or casualties has been reported as of the moment. Related articles Strong quake hits northeast Japan, tsunami warning issued (reuters.com)