Classes suspended in Metro Manila, Ilocos Region due to Bising

Several local government units in the Philippines have suspended classes on Thursday, July 3, and extended suspensions to Friday, July 4, due to heavy rains caused by Tropical Depression Bising and the southwest monsoon.

In Metro Manila, cities like Caloocan, Las Piñas, Marikina, Mandaluyong, Muntinlupa, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, Pateros, Quezon City, San Juan, Taguig, and Valenzuela suspended classes for varying durations on Thursday.

Valenzuela City extended its suspension to Friday, suspending both online and in-person classes from kindergarten to senior high school, public and private; in-person college classes were also halted.

In the Ilocos Region, Bacnotan in La Union suspended preschool to senior high school classes (public only) on Thursday, while Cagayan towns like Aparri, Camalaniugan, Gonzaga, Santa Teresita, and Santo Niño halted all or specific level classes.

Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan's Dagupan City and Pozzorubio, Abra, Kalinga's Tabuk City, Cagayan Valley's Amulung, Central Luzon's Bataan, Bulacan's Calumpit and Hagonoy, Pampanga's Santa Ana, Tarlac's La Paz, Zambales' Botolan and Subic, and Cavite suspended all levels of classes on Friday.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) forecasted 50 to 100 millimeters of rainfall for Metro Manila, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, Occidental Mindoro, Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Apayao, Kalinga, Abra, and Ilocos Norte.

Makati City ordered the early dismissal of public school students at 4 p.m. on Thursday, while Malabon shifted morning classes to asynchronous mode starting at 10 a.m. and conducted afternoon classes asynchronously as well.