#WalangPasok: Updated List of Work and Class cancellations for September 1, 2023 (Friday)
Manila, Philippines – Several Local Government Units and Schools in the Philippines suspended classes and government work on Friday, September 1, 2023, due to Typhoon Goring (Saola) and the enhanced southwest monsoon.
Walang Pasok Updates: September 1, 2023, Huwebes
(As of 8:18pm, August 31, 2023) Here’s an updated list of towns, cities, and schools that canceled classes/work on Friday:
Western Visayas
- Bacolod City – all levels (public and private), until Friday, September 1
Forecast Weather Conditions Issued at 4:00 AM, 31 August 2023
SYNOPSIS: At 3:00 AM today, the center of Severe Tropical Storm “HANNA” {HAIKUI} was estimated based on all available data at 1,215 km East of Extreme Northern Luzon (21.1°N, 133.6°E) with maximum sustained winds of 95 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 115 km/h. It is moving West Northwestward at 20 km/h. Southwest Monsoon affecting the country.
| Place | Weather Condition | Caused By | Impacts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Norte, and Apayao | Cloudy skies with scattered to widespread rainshowers and thunderstorms | Trough of STY Saola | Possible flooding or landslides due to scattered to widespread rains |
| Zambales, Bataan, and Occidental Mindoro | Monsoon Rains | Southwest Monsoon | Possible flooding or landslides due to heavy to intense rains |
| Metro Manila, Abra, Benguet, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Cavite, Batangas, and the rest of Ilocos Region | Occasional Rains | Southwest Monsoon | Possible flooding or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains |
| Antique, the rest of Cordillera Administrative Region, the rest of Cagayan Valley, the rest of Central Luzon, the rest of CALABARZON, and the rest of MIMAROPA | Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms | Southwest Monsoon | Possible flooding or landslides due to moderate with at times heavy rains |
| The rest of the country | Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms | Southwest Monsoon / Localized Thunderstorms | Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms |
Super Typhoon “Goring”
Issued at 11:00 pm, 30 August 2023 (Valid for broadcast until the next advisory to be issued at 5:00 AM tomorrow)
SUPER TYPHOON GORING EXITS THE PHILIPPINE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (PAR)
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND AREAS
Heavy Rainfall
- Forecast accumulated rainfall from tonight to tomorrow evening
- 50-100 mm: Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, and the western portions of Pangasinan and Apayao
- Forecast rainfall are generally higher in elevated or mountainous areas. Under these conditions, flooding and rain-induced landslides are expected especially in areas that are highly or very highly susceptible to these hazards as identified in hazard maps and in localities that experienced considerable amounts of rainfall for the past several days.
- The enhanced Southwest Monsoon will also bring occasional or monsoon rains over the western portions of Luzon, and Visayas over the next three days. For more information, refer to Weather Advisory #13 for Southwest Monsoon issued at 11:00 PM today.
Severe Winds
- The enhanced Southwest Monsoon will continue to bring gusty conditions over the following areas not under any Wind Signal, especially in coastal and upland/mountainous areas exposed to winds:
- Today until Friday: Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Zambales, Bataan, Aurora, Bulacan, Metro Manila, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Western Visayas, and the northern portion of Eastern Visayas.
- Saturday: Zambales, Bataan, Bulacan, Aurora, Metro Manila, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Western Visayas, and the northern portion of Eastern Visayas.
HAZARDS AFFECTING COASTAL WATERS
- A Gale Warning is in effect for most seaboards of Luzon and Visayas, and the eastern seaboard of Mindanao. Disruption in civilian maritime activities is expected over these areas (e.g., suspension of sea travel) due to hazardous sea condition. For more information, refer to Gale Warning #15 issued at 5:00 PM today.
TRACK AND INTENSITY OUTLOOK
- Outside the PAR, GORING is forecast to follow a mainly west northwestward path across the waters off Guangdong, China, then turn generally west southwestward or southwestward for the remainder of the forecast period. On the track forecast, this tropical cyclone will be closest to land (i.e., near Hong Kong or Pearl River Delta) by Saturday morning, with a landfall scenario not ruled out due to the proximity of the track forecast to land and the associated uncertainty at this period of the forecast.
- GORING will begin to gradually weaken tomorrow evening as it begins to move over the waters off Guangdong China. Increasingly unfavorable conditions (e.g., cooler waters, entrainment of dry air from mainland China, interaction with land due to its proximity to it) will sustain the weakening trend. GORING is forecast to be downgraded to a severe tropical storm on Saturday and into a tropical storm on Sunday.
Department of Education (DepEd) Class and Work Suspension Guideline:
Here are the guidelines for cancellation or suspension of classes and work in public schools from Kindergarten to Grade 12 where there are typhoons, heavy rains, and floods based on DepEd Order No. 37, s. 2022.
The Department of Education issues these Guidelines on the Cancellation or Suspension of Classes and Work in Schools in the event of Natural Disasters, Power Outages/Power Interruptions, and other calamities to further guide schools, their personnel, and learners, both within the public and private institutions.
Typhoon
In-person and online classes at all levels are automatically canceled in schools situated in Local Government Units (LGUs) issued with Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals (TCWS) 1, 2, 3,4, or 5 by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
If the TCWS is issued at a time when classes have already begun, the school shall immediately suspend the classes and work and send everyone home if it is safe to do so. However, schools must keep students and personnel safe in school if traveling has become unsafe.
Local Chief Executives shall decide on the cancellation or suspension of classes in cases where there are strong winds in specific or all areas of the LGU but is not due to a typhoon.
Heavy Rainfall
In-person and online classes at all levels are automatically canceled in schools situated in LGUs issued with Yellow, Orange, and Red Rainfall Warnings by the PAGASA.
If the Warning is issued when classes have already begun, the school shall immediately suspend the classes and work and send everyone home if it is safe to do so. However, schools are obligated to keep the students and personnel safely in school if traveling has become unsafe.
Local Chief Executives shall decide on the cancellation or suspension of classes in cases where there are torrential rains in specific or all areas of the LGU but is not issued a Heavy Rainfall Alert by PAGASA.
Flood
In-person and online classes in all levels are automatically canceled in schools situated in LGUs issued with a Flood Warning by the PAGASA.
If the Flood Warning is issued at a time when classes have already begun, the school shall immediately suspend the classes and work and send everyone home if it is safe to do so. However, schools are obligated to keep the students and personnel safely in school if traveling has become unsafe.
Local Chief Executives shall decide on the cancellation or suspension of classes in cases where there is flooding in specific or all areas of the LGU but is not issued a Flood Warning by PAGASA.
Responsibility of Parents or Guardians
The DepEd still maintains that parents or guardians are responsible for determining whether their children should attend classes considering their physical and/or mental health during disasters and calamities. This applies even if no order for cancellation or suspension of classes has been issued.
However, it is also the responsibility of the parents or guardians to ensure that their child can catch up with the needed competencies that the learners should master.
For more information, read DO 37, s. 2022: https://bit.ly/DO37S2022
*Suspension of classes for the tertiary level (colleges and universities) will be at the discretion of school management.
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Philippine Weather Updates: Some Classes on Friday, September 1, 2023, have been canceled due to Typhoon Goring (Saola) and the enhanced southwest monsoon.
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