breaking (updated) #walangpasok QC, Pateros, Parañaque, San Juan, Cavite, Quezon Province; Camarines Sur, Cebu, Talisay

in addition to class suspensions already declared in Eastern Visayas and other areas:  Classes in all levels tomorrow in QC, Pateros, Parañaque, San Juan, Cavite, Quezon Province; Camarines Sur, Cebu, Talisay have been declared suspended, #walangpasok  . Government work in QC and Pateros, San Juan however will go on. (from DZMM)

How to pronounce Hagupit (audio)

how to pronounce the Filipino word HagupÍt (the major “Category 3” to “Category 4” storm/ hurricane with the designated international name: Typhoon Hagupít, local name, Typhoon Ruby): This is a 10-second audio file, it plays automatically (sorry, couldn’t help it — wanted to correct the pronunciation since it is a Filipino word that has a peculiar pronunciation that jives with its meaning) … hagupít, a Filipino word which means to lash is pronounced in a “rapid” way — a short “a”,  a rapid and emphatic “g” and a strong stress on the last syllableHagupít. It’s pronounced with some kind of strength …  (can you hear it now, the soundcloud clip plays automatically)… like so…

 

(featured image from cnn.com, used here non-commercially for educational purposes to show the correct pronunciation of the Filipino word hagupít)