LGUs suspend classes due to habagat in multiple areas, including Antique, Sarangani, Occidental Mindoro, and Negros Occidental

Local government units (LGUs) have suspended classes on Friday, September 13, and again on Monday, September 16, due to adverse weather conditions caused by the southwest monsoon, known as habagat.

In Antique, several municipalities including Anini-y, Barbaza, Belison, Pandan, Patnongon, San Remigio, Sebaste, Tobias Fornier, and Valderrama halted face-to-face classes on Friday, while additional suspensions were announced for Monday in areas such as Patnongon and San Jose de Buenavista.

Classes are also suspended in Malapatan, Sarangani, Occidental Mindoro towns like Calintaan, Looc, Magsaysay, Mamburao, Paluan, Rizal, San Jose, and Santa Cruz, with some areas extending suspensions to Monday such as Magsaysay and Rizal.

In Talisay, Negros Occidental, elementary to high school classes are on hold for both public and private schools, while Bago City in the same province suspended all levels of education.

The State weather bureau PAGASA forecasts monsoon rains over regions including Palawan, Western Visayas, Negros Island Region, BARMM, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Soccksargen in the next 24 hours, with flash floods or landslides possible due to moderate to heavy rainfall.