Class Suspensions on Wednesday (April 24)
Several local government units have declared class suspensions for Wednesday after a powerful tremor struck Eastern Samar.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) announced that a magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits Eastern Samar on Tuesday afternoon (April 23, 2019).
The tremor was initially recorded at magnitude 6.2 quake but eventually raised to 6.5 magnitude.
The quake’s epicenter was located at San Julian, Eastern Samar with a depth of 63 kilometers, according to the seismology agency.
Recently, the local government of Eastern Samar declared class suspensions for Wednesday (April 24, 2019).
The suspensions of classes and operations have been declared after the magnitude 6.2 quake hits Eastern Samar.
Here is the list of areas covered by the class cancellations:
All levels
Luzon
- University of the Philippines Diliman Extension Program in Pampanga
- Emilio Aguinaldo College in Manila (Classes to resume April 29)
Visayas
- University of San Jose-Recoletos in Cebu
- Tacloban City, Leyte (Public and private schools)
This is a developing story, just stay tuned for further updates regarding this report.
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