#WalangPasok: Class Suspensions For April 5, 2024, Friday

#WalangPasok: Updated List of Work and Class cancellations for April 5, 2024 (Friday) 

Manila, Philippines – Due to the hot weather, several schools suspended in-person classes on April 5, 2024.

The Department of Education has implemented an alternative delivery mode of learning to mitigate the impact of weather conditions on students.

Walang Pasok Updates: April 5, 2024, Biyernes

(As of 9:45am, April 4, 2024) Here’s an updated list of towns, cities, and schools that canceled classes/work on Wednesday:

Metro Manila

Ilocos Region

• Pangasinan
  • Santa Barbara – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school (public and private) until April 5 (source)

Central Luzon

• Bulacan – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private) until April 6 (source)
• Pampanga
  • San Fernando City – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school (public) until April 5 (source)

Central Visayas

• Cebu province
  • Lapu-Lapu City – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior high school (public) until April 12 (source)
  • Liloan – face-to-face classes in all levels (public) until April 12 (source)
  • Naga City – face-to-face classes in all levels (public) until April 14 (source)
  • Talisay City – face-to-face classes in all levels (public) until April 14 (source)

Western Visayas

Soccsksargen

• General Santos City – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private) until April 5 (source)
• Sarangani – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private) until April 19 (source)
• South Cotabato
  • Santo Niño – afternoon face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private) until April 8 (source)
  • Tantangan – afternoon face-to-face classes in all levels until April 15 (source)
  • Banga – no face-to-face classes in the afternoon from primary to secondary level (public and private) from April 1 to 15, 2024
  • Polomolok – no face-to-face classes in the afternoon from primary to secondary level (public and private) from April 1 to 15, 2024
  • Tupi – no face-to-face classes in the afternoon from primary to secondary level (public and private) from April 3 to 12, 2024, except schools in Barangay Miasong and Kablon
  • Surallah – afternoon face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private) until April 5 (source)
  • Tboli – afternoon classes suspended for all levels, public and private from April 3 to 12, 2024

• Sultan Kudarat – face-to-face classes in all levels (public and private) until April 15 (source)

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, April 5, 2024, have been canceled in various parts of the country due to hot weather.

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