Classes suspended in PH for Crising, monsoon

Several local government units in the Philippines have suspended or adjusted classes on Thursday, July 17, and Friday, July 18, due to Tropical Depression Crising and the southwest monsoon.

In Negros Oriental and parts of Negros Occidental, all levels of public and private schools are closed on both days.

Metro Manila and surrounding regions including Caloocan City, Las Piñas City, Malabon City, Marikina City, Muntinlupa City, Mandaluyong City, Parañaque City, Pasay City, Pasig City, Pateros, San Juan City, Taguig City, Valenzuela City, Quezon City, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol Region, Western Visayas, Negros Island Region, and Northern Mindanao have also suspended or adjusted classes.

In Palawan, various towns including Aborlan, Brooke's Point, Coron, Busuanga, Culion, Narra, Quezon, Rizal, Sofronio Española, San Vicente, Roxas, Taytay, Dumaran, Agutaya, Bataraza, Cuyo, Linapacan, and Arafel have suspended classes up to the Senior High School level on both days.

Specifically in Metro Manila, several cities such as Caloocan City, Las Piñas City, Malabon City, Mandaluyong City, Marikina City, Muntinlupa City, San Juan City, Taguig City, and Valenzuela City have suspended classes on Friday.

Baguio City in the Cordillera Administrative Region has also suspended preschool to senior high school classes for both public and private schools.