DILG sec admits fault for delayed class suspension advisory

Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla admitted his fault for the delayed announcement of class and government work suspensions on Monday, September 1.

He explained that predictive models the night before had not indicated the weather system would move north, only affecting southern and central Philippines.

Remulla received the updated forecast at 3 a.m., but only woke up at 6 a.m. to see the shift northward, which led to the late advisory.

He stated it was his fault for not waking up earlier and for the initial low rainfall prediction.

The DILG posted the list of class suspensions on Facebook at 5:35 a.m., with an acknowledgment that the announcement was coming in late.

Remulla mentioned this was the first time he missed an advisory for suspending classes.