Suspension of Classes February 22, 2013

The following local government units (LGUs) and schools announced suspension of classes on Friday, February 22, 2013, due to the heavy rains and bad weather that looms the country.

LGUs

• Manila - all public schools, elementary to college (city-owned schools only)
• Parañaque - all levels, public and private
• Quezon City - pre-school to high school
• Taytay, Rizal - elementary, public and private
• Pasay - pre-school to high school, public and private

Schools

• Arellano University (main campus) - all levels
• St. Scholastica's College Manila
• University of Sto. Tomas
• Lyceum of the Philippines
• Miriam College
• Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
• Adamson University
• San Beda College
• Polytechnic University of the Philippines - Sta. Mesa
• St. Paul University Manila
• San Sebastian College - all levels
• St. Paul Quezon City (grade school and high school)
• Philippine College of Criminology
• University of the East (Manila, Caloocan)

Cancelled flights

• 5J-529/530 MNL/USU/MNL
• 5J-920 MPH/MNL
• 5J-892/893/894 MPH/MNL/MPH/MNL
  
• 5J-383/384 MNL/CGY/MNL

The rains are due to the northeast monsoon affecting Luzon, state weather bureau PAGASA said. Moderate to heavy rainfall was observed over Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon, Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan and Zambales, and most likely to continue for the next 3 hours.

[Via Reyn's Room]

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Tropical Depression Helen comes to PAR

 

 

PAGASA-DOST weather bulletin issued at 5:00PM, 12 August 2012:

The active low pressure area East of Northern Luzon has developed into a Tropical Depression and was named "HELEN".

At 4:00PM today, the center of Tropical Depression "HELEN" was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 750 km East of Casiguran, Aurora (16.7°N 130.2°E) with maximum winds of 55 kph near the center. It is forec...

ast to move West Northwest at 11 kph.

Estimated rainfall amount is from 10 - 20 mm per hour (heavy - intense) within the 350 km diameter of the Tropical Depression.

Tropical Depression "HELEN" is expected to enhance the Southwest Monsoon that will bring rains over Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao especially the Western section.

The Entire Archipelago will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms becoming cloudy with widespread rains over Bicol region which may trigger flashfloods and landslides.Moderate to strong winds blowing from the Southwest will prevail over Luzon and Visayas and the coastal waters will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the Southwest to West with slight to moderate seas.

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