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Jake Ejercito, Jessy Mendiola Slam DILG's Class Suspensions Post
PHILIPPINES, JUL 22 – Suspensions affect public and private schools plus government offices except essential services amid flooding from the southwest monsoon, impacting at least 20 million residents, officials said.
- On Tuesday, July 22, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla announced class suspensions in all levels in NCR and seven nearby provinces to ensure public safety amid continuous rainfall.
- Authorities hoisted a red rainfall warning over Metro Manila, Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, and Occidental Mindoro indicating flood and landslide threats.
- The city of Manila suspended in-person classes at all levels starting at 12 noon, as part of local government adjustments due to heavy rains.
- Suspension guidelines state while private employers decide work continuity, essential government employees are required to report, per official protocols.
- On Wednesday, July 23, classes will be suspended due to ongoing southwest monsoon rains, following a recommendation from the Manila City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office.
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Jake Ejercito, Jessy Mendiola slam DILG's class suspensions post
Jake Ejercito and Jessy Mendiola are criticizing the informal way that the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) announced the class suspensions amid the heavy rains and flooding brought by the southwest monsoon or “habagat.” On its Facebook page on Tuesday, July 22, the DILG issued its class suspension update with the colloquial remarks: “Mga Abangers, sarap ng bogchi ko. Sa kabusugan ay naka idlip nang sandali. Oh eto na inaabanga…
Classes, work suspended in Metro Manila, several provinces
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang suspended work in government offices and classes in all levels in the National Capital Region (NCR), Bataan, Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Pampanga, Rizal, and Zambales, for the rest of the day due to bad weather.
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