#WalangPasok: Class Suspensions for Wednesday (September 18, 2024)

Class Suspensions for Wednesday (September 18, 2024) Due to Tropical Storm Helen

WALANG PASOK – Some local government units have declared class suspensions due to Tropical Storm Helen and habagat.

Tropical Depression Gener continues to move westward, while Tropical Storm Helen) has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). Both systems are expected to bring heavy rain in the next few days.

Helen was spotted at 1,150 kilometers east northeast of extreme Northern Luzon. it has maximum sustained winds of 85 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 105 kph, and central pressure of 992 hPa. It is moving 25 kph at west northwestward direction.

On Wednesday (September 18, 2024), several local government units (LGUs) have announced the suspension of classes due to the effects of Tropical Depression Gener and the intensified southwest monsoon.

These weather conditions are expected to bring heavy rainfall, prompting the precautionary cancellation of classes for the safety of students and staff.

Here is the list of areas affected by class suspensions:

Luzon

Pangasinan: Manaoag, Mangaldan, Rosales (all levels, public and private)
Occidental Mindoro: Magsaysay, Rizal (all levels, public and private)
Benguet:
- Atok (preschool to senior high school, public and private)
- Kapangan (preschool to elementary, public and private)

Visayas

Antique:
- Anini-y, Barbaza, Culasi, Libertad, Pandan, Sebaste, Tibiao (face-to-face classes, all levels)
- Hamtic, San Jose de Buenavista (preschool to senior high school, public and private)

Negros Occidental: