Schools suspend classes due to Typhoon Nika

Several local government units across multiple regions have announced class suspensions for both Monday and Tuesday, November 12 and 13, due to the impact of Severe Tropical Storm Nika.

Suspensions were implemented in areas including the National Capital Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Bicol Region, Rizal, Abra, Angeles City, Baguio City, Benguet, Camarines Sur (until lifted), Casiguran, Aurora, Dagupan City, Isabela, Mountain Province, Pangasinan, San Jose, Tarlac, and Mapandan.

In the National Capital Region, several cities such as Quezon City, Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati (preschool to senior high school), Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Manila, Muntinlupa, Parañaque, and Valenzuela have suspended classes on Monday.

Rizal also announced class suspensions on Monday due to severe weather caused by Typhoon Nika. Schools in Laguna and Quezon under TCWS No. 1 were closed as well.

As of Tuesday morning, the center of Nika was located about 185 kilometers west of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte with maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts up to 115 kph, moving northwestward at 30 kph.

Six areas in Northern Luzon were also placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 due to Nika.