Due to Storm Gener or floods : Classses suspended July 30 in these schools (see list below), gmanews.tv 8:30am
Centro Escolar University – all levels
Colegio de San Juan de Letran – all levels
College of the Holy Spirit – all levels
De La Salle University (Taft, Makati, Ortigas campuses and College of St. Benilde) – Classes in all levels and all office operations suspended.
Far Eastern University – all levels
La Consolacion College – no classes up to high school
Malabon National High School and Malabon Elementary Schools – Classes suspended
Miriam College – all levels
National University – all levels
New Era University – Preschool, elementary, and high school classes. No announcements yet for college level.
Philippine Christian University – all levels
Philippine Normal University – all levels
San Beda College – all levels
San Sebastian Recoletos – all levels
St. Paul’s University, Quezon City – No classes in all levels
St. Scholastica’s College Manila – no classes in all levels, according to VPAA Virginia Fornias
University of the East – all levels
University of Perpetual Help (Cavite) – all levels
University of Santo Tomas – Work and classes in all levels are suspended.
Ateneo De Manila University – For Loyola Schools, classes will proceed as scheduled, but its Facebook account said the school will “continue to monitor weather developments throughout the day, and may make another announcement later.”
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council: schools in parts of Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, and Cavite also suspended classes for the day. These include, aside from those already mentioned, schools in:
Mandaluyong (preschool to high school, private and public schools)
Pasig (all levels)
Marikina (all levels)
Muntinlupa (all levels)
Taguig (preschool to high school, public and private schools). Mayor Cayetano also suspended classes in Taguig City University.
Parañaque (all levels)
Pateros
Las Piñas (preschool to high school)
Meycauayan, Bulacan (Zamora Elementary School)
Marilao, Bulacan (preschool to elementary)
Nueva Ecija (all levels, public and private schools)
Laguna (all levels)
Talisay, Batangas (preschool to elementary)
Bacoor, Cavite (preschool to elementary)
Naic, Cavite (all levels)
Rosario, Cavite (preschool to high school)
Tanay, Rizal (preschool to high school, private and public schools)
Taytay, Rizal (preschool to high school, private and public schools)
Antipolo, Rizal (all levels)
Teresa, Rizal (preschool to high school, private and public schools)
Morong, Rizal (preschool to high school, private and public schools)
Montalban, Rizal (all levels)
Rodriguez, Rizal (all levels)
San Mateo, Rizal (preschool to high school, private and public schools)
Classes are also suspended in all levels in Obando, one of the low-lying areas in Bulacan, the DepEd said.
In Cainta, Rizal, classes suspended in all public and private schools from pre-school to high school levels, the Cainta Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said.
In Angono, Rizal, from Mayor Gerardo Calderon: suspension of classes from pre-school to secondary levels in all public and private schools.
In Dasmariñas, Cavite, classes from preschool to high school levels suspended by Mayor Jenny Barzaga.
In Carmona, Cavite, Mayor Dahlia Loyola also suspended classes
Twitter account of DepEd: kindergarten to high school classes are suspended in the cities of Manila, Navotas, Pasay, and Malabon.
In Quezon City, San Juan, Valenzuela and Caloocan, classes from kindergarten to high school in all public and private schools are also suspended, according to their local government units.
In Makati, classes suspended up to the college level in both public and private schools, the local government said.
ANTIPOLO CITY: Mayor suspends classes in public and private schools, preelem to HS. via @jmesantos
TAYTAY suspends classes from preschool to high school via @UnangHirit
BINANGONAN, RIZAL suspends classes from preschool to high school via @danotingcungco
QUEZON CITY – Classes tom SUSPENDED in Kinder, Elem and High School for public and private. Via Office of Quezon City Mayor Bautista
SAN JUAN CITY – No Elem & HS classes in San Juan, public and private. Info for college, 2am. Via Olive Reyes, Public Info Department.
NAVOTAS – Update: Office of Navotas Mayor Tiangco: No classes tomorrow from kinder to HS public and private due to rain.
MARIKINA CITY has suspended classes in public and private schools from preschool to HS. via Saleema Refran
MANDALUYONG CITY – Update: Mandaluyong classes suspended, pre-school to HS, public and private, via Office of Mayor Benhur Abalos
VALENZUELA CITY – Valenzuela Mayor Gatchalian suspends classes pre-school to HS, public and private (via Twitter @stgatchalian)
PARANAQUE CITY Mayor Bernabe suspends classes in public and private schools including college. via @noynoyaquino
PASIG Mayor Bobby Eusebio suspends classes in all levels including college. via Saleema Refran
PASAY – Classes suspended tomorrow, July 30, in MANILA, NAVOTAS and PASAY Division, Kindergarten to HS. (via DepEd_PH)
CAINTA – Mayor Ramon Ilagan suspends classes from Pre-school to H.S. Both public and private.(Cainta local disaster risk reduction & mgt)
MANILA CITY HALL suspends classes in public schools from kinder to high school. via @jpsoriano
MAKATI suspends classes in ALL LEVELS (Preschool to college, public and private) via @MakatiTraffic
DASMARINAS, CAVITE – classes from pre-elem to high school in Dasmarinas cavite are suspended on Mon, July 30, due to continuous heavy rains & strong winds.
RODRIGUEZ, RIZAL suspends classes in public, private schools from prep to college, via text from Rodriguez PIO Singson.
TAGUIG suspends classes in all levels (preschool to college) via @noynoyaquino
BACOOR, CAVITE suspends classes from preschool to high school via @UnangHirit
CARMONA, CAVITE suspends classes from preschool to high school via @UnangHirit
INDANG, CAVITE suspends classes from preschool to high school via @UnangHirit
ROSARIO CAVITE via @DepEd_PH
TANZA, CAVITE via @DepEd_PH
NOVELETA via @DepEd_PH
MARAGONDON via @DepEd_PH
TERNATE, CAVITE via @DepEd_PH
OBANDO, BULACAN suspends classes in all levels via @DepEd_PH
PATEROS suspends MORNING CLASSES from preschool to high school via @UnangHirit
LAGUNA suspends classes in all levels via @DepEd_PH
MUNTINLUPA suspends classes from preschool to high school via @UnangHirit
MARILAO, BULACAN suspends classes from preschool to high school via @UnangHirit
OLONGAPO CITY suspends classes from preschool to high school via @UnangHirit
BALAGTAS, BULACAN suspends classes from preschool to high school via @UnangHirit
SCHOOLS:
New Era University – Pre-school, elementary, and HS classes for New Era U are suspended tomorrow, July 30. No announcements yet for college level.
MALABON – Classes suspended July 30, in Malabon Elementary School and Malabon Nat’l High School, Malabon Polytechnic
ADMU: Classes suspended in prep, grade school, and high school levels, in accordance with the QC government announcement. ADMU Loyola Schools no suspension (via @ateneodemanilau)
UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST classes suspended from pre school to high school in Manila and Caloocan. via @noynoyaquino
MIRIAM COLLEGE CSC, grade school, high school, SAID, and MAE suspended. via @Miriam_College
NAVOTAS POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE classes suspended declared by Navotas Mayor John Rey Tiangco. via Saleema Refran
SAN SEBASTIAN COLLEGE (all levels) via @UnangHirit
FOREST RIDGE INTEGRATED SCHOOL, Bulacan via @UnangHirit
SAMSON COLLEGE OF SCIENE AND TECHNOLOGY
POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES (Sta. Mesa, Taguig, San Juan, PQue, Commonwealth campuses)
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA suspends classes and offices for July 30 via @UnangHirit
FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY-MANILA
ST. PAUL UNIVERSITY-MANILA suspends classes and offices for July 30 via @UnangHirit
PHILIPPINE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (including grad school)
SAN BEDA COLLEGE-MANILA
STI-CALOOCAN
STI-MEYCAUAYAN
COLLEGE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT-MANILA suspends classes and offices for July 30 via @UnangHirit
CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY Manila, Makati, Malolos campuses
DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY-MANILA (as of 3:30AM)
DE LA SALLE-COLLEGE OF SAINT BENILDE
ST. SCHOLASTICA’S COLLEGE-MANILA
PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
ASIA-PACIFIC COLLEGE
DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY-DASMARINAS via Vice-Chancellor Efipania Anfone
MANILA TYPANA COLLEGES, Pasay, via @UnangHirit
ZAMORA ELEM. SCHOOL via @UnangHirit
TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES Manila and QC campuses via TIP Facebook
UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP
BALIUAG UNIVERSITY suspends classes for Kinder to HS only via @baliuagu
OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY via ULFU Facebook
PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF CRIMINOLOGY (Classes and offices) via Hadji Rieta
GLOBAL CITY INNOVATIVE COLLEGES via GCIC Office of Student Affairs
ST. PAUL UNIVERSITY-QC via @SPUQC1946
LYCEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES UNIVERSITY (Manila and Cavite campuses)
RIZAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
COLEGIO DE SAN JUAN DE LETRAN
DE LA SALLE-ARANETA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF STO. TOMAS via @USTSC1213
LA CONSOLASCION COLLEGE-MANILA
UNIVERSITY OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC via @uapasia
EMILIO AGUINALDO COLLEGE
UP-DILIMAN suspends 8AM to 1PM classes. Classes will resume at 1PM via @upsystem
copy-pasted from the official Twitter account of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), a government agency in charge of traffic regulation in the god-forsaken eternally traffic-jammed streets of Metro Manila, storified by InterAksyon.com (the blog followed the link from that story):
Because of the incessant rains yesterday, a follower of the Twitter account of MMDA asked the authorities:
“Is it the end of the world?”
A related story from the news site (InterAksyon.com) said that the flurry of tweets yesterday showed netizens expressing worry or fear of another Ondoy or massive floods occurring yesterday because of the non-stop pitter-patter of rains. It was just a pitter-patter and not a slosh-gush for hours, but people were afraid again. i’m no expert on social psychology, but someone should do a study – — i think all of us have a collective Ondoy slight “post traumatic stress syndrome” , it’s like we’re all war survivors, lived through the same nightmare, some more than others, and are constantly reliving it everytime there are hard rains.
Here’s how the MMDA calmed down the twitter-follower:
@CrackerJackNM we don’t have monitoring on that area. It’s under the local authorities, you may call Manila Traffic Hotline 527-3087.
xxx xxx xxx
translation:
To the MMDA: “Katapusan na ba ng mundo?” ( “Is it the end of the world?”)
From the MMDA: “No one knows, sir. Pero sure po ako na malapit na ang katapusan ng bwuan (sic) “(“No one knows, sir. But we are sure that what is at hand is the end of the month 🙂 ”
( blog admin has had angst about this since Ondoy and have been ranting about it with friends, colleagues, and reporters, it even crops up as an aside in speeches and presentations; might as well put it in writing para matapos na.
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When journalists, news anchors, weather announcers use the term “low pressure area”, quoted verbatim from weather bureau spokespersons, they do not deliver any useful information to the audience. What the hell is a low pressure area? Tropical storm Sendong which killed more than a thousand, and Ondoywhich drowned and crushed more than 700, were all first reported as: “low pressure area”. People did not pay attention until hundreds were being buried alive in the mud.
No effort is made to explain what a low pressure area is, whether or not there would be massive rains for four hours, how much flooding is expected, and what areas would turn into an ocean of debris.
A low pressure area is simply: a clump of cold air. (Source: see article below, this one uses “cloudy weather and rains” for low pressure area). More specifically, it is a clump of cold air that brings rains, ranging from a spatter to raging waters. (if you’re going to use my phrases for “low pressure area” please attribute it this blog, copycat)
The last part — that is where you’d want PAGASA to do its job: will it be a spatter? Or a cyclone?
From “How low pressure systems affect weather” By Chad Palmer, USATODAY.com
“When forecasters say a low pressure area or storm is moving toward your region, this usually means cloudy weather and precipitation are on the way. xxx
(from blog admin: “low pressure area” here simply means clouds and rains.)
“Low pressure systems have different intensities with some producing a gentle rain while others produce hurricane force winds and a massive deluge.
“The centers of all storms are areas of low air pressure.
“Air rises near low pressure areas. As air rises, it cools and often condenses into clouds and precipitation.
(from blog admin: When the air pressure in an area is lower than that in surrounding areas, the air rises. This produces clouds and rains.)
“If the low pressure area is the center of a Northern Hemisphere extratropical storm, a steady rain or snow can fall to the north of the warm front as warm moist air from the south rises up and over the cold air ahead of the warm front. Showers and thunderstorms often fire up ahead of the cold front in the warm, unstable air.
“Usually, showers and thunderstorms ahead of the cold front don’t last a long as the precipitation ahead of the warm front. xxx”
A clump of cold air in Filipino (for the broadcast media and Filipino tabloids) would translate into: isang kumpol ng malamig na hangin or isang pulutong ng malamig na hangin or if you want to be specific, a clump of cold air that brings rains or isang kumpol ng malamig na hangin na may dalang ulan. [If you’re going to lift my phrases, please attribute it to this blog, copycat;
if you were able to get new ideas from this blog, please attribute it to this post,
kapalmuks (thick-skinned )]
Which of these deliver more information:
LPA?
—— low pressure area?
Or: cold air that brings rains / Malamig na hangin na may dalang ulan.
Here’s the PAGASA (weather bureau) weather advisory today, and how blog admin would storify it:
“At 8 a.m. today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 60 km Northwest of Ambulong, Batangas or 50 km West Southwest of Manila (14.3°N, 120.5°E). “
[Blog admin’s rewrite:
At 8am, cold air carrying rains was detected 60km Northwest of Ambulong, Batangas or 50 km West Southwest of Manila, based on satellite and ground data. (if I were to edit this some more, I would ask the weather reporter to simply name the towns and municipalities instead of saying “60km Northwest of Ambulong, Batangas or 50 km West Southwest of Manila”. The problem with weather reporters is : they just quote verbatim without thought, and the editors/ news directors let them.)
Continuation of PAGASA weather advisory: “Residents living in low lying areas and along mountain slopes are advised to be on alert for possible occurrence of flashfloods and landslides.”
Media organizations reported this as is. I’d ask the weather reporter: Go back there, ask PAGASA to state what cities and municipalities, how high the flood might be, and what time. If they say they don’t know, we’ll just state that; they might find a way to be more prepared next time.
That’s the end of my angst, salamat po, this is the last time i will write about how to storify technicalese … pwohmis! (promise!)
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