Monsoon rains trigger class suspensions
Waves hit a seawall in Navotas City on Thursday amid the rainy weather in the metro due to the monsoon.
Photograph by Toto Lozano for the Daily Tribune
Continuous rainfall since Wednesday night led several cities in Metro Manila and nearby provinces to suspend face-to-face classes Thursday, shifting instead to asynchronous learning.
Most Metro Manila cities canceled afternoon in-person classes after the region was placed under a Yellow Rainfall Warning. Cavite suspended classes at all levels, while only selected cities in Laguna and Rizal announced suspensions.
As of the 5 p.m. advisory from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Metro Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan and Zambales remained under a Yellow Rainfall Warning due to the southwest monsoon.
A low-pressure area (LPA) was last located over the coastal waters of Sabtang, Batanes, as of 2 p.m. Thursday. PAGASA indicated a medium chance of the LPA developing into a tropical cyclone within the next 24 hours.