Walang Pasok: Class suspensions for April 1 to 2 due to extreme heat

MANILA, Philippines — Several classes in Visayas and Mindanao have been suspended or adjusted  due to “high heat conditions.”

In separate announcements, the following schools and cities suspended classes or adjusted their mode of instruction for April 1 and 2, 2024:

• Bago City, Negros Occidental (April 1 to 2) - public and private, no in-person classes and shift to modular mode of instruction in all levels.
• Iloilo City (April 1 to 2) - public and private, no in-person classes from preschool to Senior High School (SHS)
• Bacolod City (April 1 to 2) - public and private, no in-person classes from preschool to SHS.
• Silay City  (April 1 to 2) - public and private, no in-person classes or shift to modular mode of instruction in all levels.
• Isabela, Negros Occidental 
• Kabankalan, Negros Occidental (April 1) - public and private, no classes in all levels.
• E.B. Magalonsa, Negros Occidental (April 1 to 2) - public and private, no in-person classes at all levels.
• Roxas, Capiz (April 1) - public and private, no in-person classes from preschool to senior high school.
• Tantangan, South Cotabato - public and private, half-day classes from April 1 to 15 levels.
• Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental (April 1 to 2) - public and private, no in-person classes for all levels; shift to modular mode of instruction.

The Department of Education’s memorandum released on April 20 last year allowed heads of public and private schools to cancel face-to-face classes due to extreme heat. 

In the latest heat index bulletin of state weather bureau PAGASA, four areas in the Philippines are currently under the “danger” classification where temperatures may range from 42 to 51 degrees Celcius.