Severe Tropical Storm Tino suspends classes in Visayas, Mindanao

Severe Tropical Storm Tino (international name: Kalmaegi) prompted class suspensions in various provinces across the Philippines.

Provinces including Masbate, Sorsogon, Northern Samar, Samar, Eastern Samar, Cebu, Bohol, Iloilo, Capiz, Antique, Aklan, and Negros Oriental have suspended classes.

Government work was also suspended in Samar and Eastern Samar on November 3 and 4.

The storm was observed 805 kilometers east of Eastern Visayas, packing maximum sustained winds of 95 kph and gusts of up to 115 kph.

PAGASA warned of a high risk of "life-threatening" storm surge in the next 48 hours in Masbate, Sorsogon, and other provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao.

Tino was expected to rapidly intensify into a typhoon before making landfall over Eastern Samar or Dinagat Islands between late Monday and early Tuesday.

Local officials have advised the public to monitor their areas, implement precautionary measures, and avoid landslide-prone and coastal areas.