Typhoon Pedring Update and Suspension of Classes (Tertiary)

This is Typhoon Pedring's location as of 10a.m. (Sept. 26, 2009 - Typhoon Ondoy's 2nd Anniversary) (source: http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/)

Typhoon Pedring's location at 5AM, Sept. 27, 2011. (source: http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/)

Typhoon Pedring's location as of 8AM, Sept. 27, 2011(source: http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/)

For hours now, Metro Manila has been battered by strong winds and consistent rainfall.  Although there isn't much rain, it has been steady and the winds are just unrelenting.  All of this has been given a name, and it's called Typhoon Pedring.  And around this time in 2009, Metro Manila has seen the worst 8-hour typhoon so far that caused catastrophic flooding, damage to properties, and claimed lives of unsuspecting residents of Metro Manila and some northern provinces.  That devastation too had a name, and it was called Typhoon Ondoy.  I hope that this time around, all of us -- the government and our country's people --, have learned from that tragedy and have taken steps to save lives, your own and others, by being prepared and staying updated by tuning in to news, and using all the tools of both technology and nature towards keeping safe.

My share, I'll be compiling news on suspension of classes especially for the Tertiary (College) level where class suspension doesn't depend on storm signal, but the announcement from individual school administration.  But remember, as of now, classes in pre-school, elementary, and highschool are suspended automatically in areas that are under SIGNAL 2, but for emphasis, here's the list of areas where there are suspension for :

AUTOMATIC SUSPENSION PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY and HIGH SCHOOL (due to typhoon signal as of 7:41AM, Sept. 27, 2011)

• Ilocos Norte
• Ilocas Sur
• Abra
• Apayao
• La Union
• Benguet
• Pangasinan
• Zambales
• Tarlac
• Nueva Ecija
• Pampanga
• Bulacan
• Metro Manila
• Rizal
• Quezon
• Polillo Island
• Bataan
• Camarines Norte
• Camarines Sur
• Catanduanes
• Aurora
• Isabela
• Cagayan
• Kalinga
• Mt. Province
• Ifugao
• Nueva Viscaya
• Quirino

Additional Pre-school, Elementary, High School Suspension (AS OF 6:58AM, Sept. 27, 2011):

• Angeles City
• Antipolo
• Batangas City
• Cagayan
• Cavita (all of Cavite)
• Dasmariñas City
• Guagua, Pampanga (ALL LEVELS)
• Isabela
• Metro Manila
• Noveleta City
• Nueva Vizcaya
• Occidental Mindoro
• Quirino
• Rizal Province
• Sta. Rosa, Laguna
• San Pablo, Laguna
• ENTIRE Region 4A

Here's the list of those that had announced suspension of classes for TERTIARY LEVEL (AS OF 7:41 AM, Sept. 27, 2011):


*** AS OF 7:50AM, CHED HAS ANNOUNCED SUSPENSION OF CLASSES FOR COLLEGE and GRADUATE SCHOOLS IN NCR FOLLOWING GOVERNMENT'S SUSPENSION OF OFFICE WORK EXCEPT FOR THOSE WORKING IN EMERGENCY and RESCUE SECTORS ***

• Adamson University
• Arellano University (all campuses)
• Asian Social Institute
• Ateneo de Manila University - Loyola Heights
• Bataan Peninsula State University
• Benedictine Institute (Imus, Cavite)
• CAP College Foundation
• Cavite State University
• Central College of the Philippines
• Centro Escolar University
• Colegio de Santa Cecilia
• De La Salle University - Dasmariñas, Cavite
• De La Salle University - Manila - both classes and office operations (source: Twitter)
• De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde - both classes and office operations (source: Facebook)
• Divine Mercy College - Caloocan
• Espiritu Santo Parochial School - Tayuman, Manila
• Far Eastern University - Diliman
• Far Eastern University - East Asia
• Far Eastern University - Manila
• FEATI University - Manila
• FTI College - Novaliches, Quezon City
• Interface Computer College - Recto, Manila
• La Consolacion College
• Letran - Manila
• Lyceum of the Philippines - Manila
• Manila Central University - Caloocan
• Manila Tytana Colleges (formerly known as Manila Doctors College)
• Miriam College
• National College of Business and Arts - ALL BRANCHES
• National College of Science and Tech (Dasmariñas, Cavite)
• National University
• Our Lady of Fatima University (Valenzuela, Laguna, Antipolo)
• Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa
• Perpetual Help College (Las Piñas) - both classes and office operations
• Philippine Christian University
• Philippine College of Criminology - Sta. Cruz, Manila
• Philippine State College of Aeronautics - Pasay City
• Philippine School of Business Administration - Quezon City
• Philippine University of Asia - Quezon City
• Polytechnic University of the Philippines
• Philippine Women's University
• San Beda College - Recto, Manila
• San Juan de Letran - Intramuros, Manila
• San Sebastian College - Recto, Manila
• Saint Francis of Assisi College - Las Piñas
• Samson College of Science and Technology
• School of Fashion and the Arts - both classes and office operations
• SouthEastern College - Pasay City
• St. Jude College - Manila
• St. Mary's College
• St. Scholastica's College (Manila)
• Sta. Cecilia College - Valenzuela
• STI College - Novaliches
• STI College - Dasmariñas City
• St. Paul University - QC
• Technological Institute of the Philippines - Manila
• Technological Institute of the Philippines - QC
• Technical University of the Philippines - Manila and Cavite
• Trinity University of Asia - QC
• University of Asia and the Pacific
• University of Caloocan
• University of Perpetual Help - Molino
• University of Perpetual Help System DALTA – Las Piñas
• University of Santo Tomas
• University of the East - Caloocan
• University of the East - Manila
• University of the Philippines - Baguio
• University of the Philippines - Diliman
• University of the Philippines - Los Baños
• University of the Philippines - Manila

I'll update the list as soon as there are more announcements from other school heads (assuming I still have electricity until later - the way things are going, and my UPS switching on due to power fluctuations...).

Here are areas under storm signals (as of 6AM Sept. 27, 2011):

STORM SIGNAL 1
Cavite
Laguna
Batangas
Marinduque
Albay
Sorsogon
Burias
Lubang Islands
Babuyan
Calayan grp. Of Islands

STORM SIGNAL 2
Ilocos Norte
Ilocas Sur
Abra
Apayao
La Union
Benguet
Pangasinan
Zambales
Tarlac
Nueva Ecija
Pampanga
Bulacan
Metro Manila
Rizal
Quezon
Polillo Island
Bataan
Camarines Norte
Camarines Sur
Catanduanes

STORM SIGNAL 3
Aurora
Isabela
Cagayan
Kalinga
Mt. Province
Ifugao
Nueva Viscaya
Quirino


Great sites to follow:
http://twitter.com/#!/dost_pagasa
http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/
http://www.dzmm.com.ph/tabid/338/Default.aspx
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/
http://www.gmanews.tv/

Stay safe... 

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