Classes suspended in PH areas due to Tropical Storm Crising

Several local government units in the Philippines have suspended classes due to inclement weather brought by Tropical Storm Crising and the southwest monsoon (habagat), affecting areas as of Thursday, July 17, and continuing into Saturday, July 19.

The suspension includes all levels of education in Catanduanes and Negros Oriental, elementary to senior high school levels in Antique and San Jose, Aborlan public and private schools in Palawan, and both public and private schools in Metro Manila cities such as Manila, Caloocan, Marikina, Taguig, and Valenzuela.

In addition, the storm affected other regions including Ilocos Region’s Dagupan City, Cordillera Administrative Region’s Baguio City and La Trinidad, Central Luzon’s Bataan, Zambales’s Olongapo City, and Calabarzon’s Laguna.

Authorities are monitoring Tropical Storm Crising, which was last spotted 125 kilometers west-northwest of Calayan, Cagayan, with maximum sustained winds of up to 85 kph and gusts of up to 115 kph.

The weather system is forecasted to exit the Philippine area of responsibility on Saturday morning or early afternoon, but precautionary measures remain in place due to potential intensification into a severe tropical storm.