#WalangPasok: Updated List of Work and Class cancellations for April 4, 2024 (Thursday)
Manila, Philippines – Because of the recent weather, several schools suspended in-person classes on April 4, 2024.
The Department of Education has implemented another delivery mode of learning to mitigate the impact of weather conditions on students.
Walang Pasok Updates: April 4, 2024, Huwebes
(As of 9:45am, April 3, 2024) Here’s an updated list of towns, cities, and schools that canceled classes/work on Wednesday:
Metro Manila
Ilocos Region
- Pangasinan
- Manaoag – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior highschool (private and non-private) until April 4 (source)
- Santa Barbara – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior highschool (private and non-private) until April 5 (source)
Central Luzon
- Bulacan – face-to-face classes in all levels (private and non-private) until April 6 (source)
- Angeles City – face-to-face classes in all levels (private and non-private) (source)
- Pampanga
- Mabalacat City – face-to-face classes in all levels (private and non-private) (source)
- San Fernando City – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior highschool (public) until April 5 (source)
Central Visayas
- Cebu province
- Lapu-Lapu City – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior highschool (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
- Bacolod City – face-to-face classes for preschool to senior highschool, except private schools with air-conditioned rooms in addition to colleges and universities may opt to proceed with face-to-face classes (source)
- Iloilo City – face-to-face classes in all levels, except private schools and better education institutions may proceed “subject to the total discretion” of faculty administrators (source)
Soccsksargen
- General Santos City – face-to-face classes in all levels (private and non-private) until April 5 (source)
- Sarangani – face-to-face classes in all levels (private and non-private) until April 19 (source)
- South Cotabato
- Santo Niño – afternoon face-to-face classes in all levels (private and non-private) until April 8 (source)
- Tantangan – afternoon face-to-face classes in all levels until April 15 (source)
- Banga – no face-to-face classes within the afternoon from primary to secondary level (private and non-private) from April 1 to fifteen, 2024
- Polomolok – no face-to-face classes within the afternoon from primary to secondary level (private and non-private) from April 1 to fifteen, 2024
- Tupi – no face-to-face classes within the afternoon from primary to secondary level (private and non-private) from April 3 to 12, 2024, except schools in Barangay Miasong and Kablon
- Surallah – afternoon face-to-face classes in all levels (private and non-private) until April 5 (source)
- Tboli – afternoon classes suspended for all levels, private and non-private from April 3 to 12, 2024
- Sultan Kudarat – face-to-face classes in all levels (private and non-private) until April 15 (source)
Department of Education (DepEd) Class and Work Suspension Guideline:
Listed below are the rules 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 within the event of Natural Disasters, Power Outages/Power Interruptions, and other calamities to further guide schools, their personnel, and learners, each inside the private and non-private institutions.
Typhoon
In-person and online classes in any respect levels are robotically 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 varsity shall immediately suspend the classes and work and send everyone home whether it is secure to achieve this. Nonetheless, schools must keep students and personnel secure in class if traveling has turn out to be unsafe.
Local Chief Executives shall settle on the cancellation or suspension of classes in cases where there are strong winds in specific or all areas of the LGU but will not be because of a typhoon.
Heavy Rainfall
In-person and online classes in any respect levels are robotically 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 varsity shall immediately suspend the classes and work and send everyone home whether it is secure to achieve this. Nonetheless, schools are obligated to maintain the scholars and personnel safely in class if traveling has turn out to be unsafe.
Local Chief Executives shall settle on the cancellation or suspension of classes in cases where there are torrential rains in specific or all areas of the LGU but will not be issued a Heavy Rainfall Alert by PAGASA.
Flood
In-person and online classes in all levels are robotically 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 varsity shall immediately suspend the classes and work and send everyone home whether it is secure to achieve this. Nonetheless, schools are obligated to maintain the scholars and personnel safely in class if traveling has turn out to be unsafe.
Local Chief Executives shall settle on the cancellation or suspension of classes in cases where there may be flooding in specific or all areas of the LGU but will not be issued a Flood Warning by PAGASA.
Responsibility of Parents or Guardians
The DepEd still maintains that folks or guardians are liable for determining whether their children should attend classes considering their physical and/or mental health during disasters and calamities. This is applicable even when no order for cancellation or suspension of classes has been issued.
Nonetheless, additionally it is the responsibility of the parents or guardians to be sure that their child can meet 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) shall be on the discretion of faculty management.
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Philippine Weather Updates: Some Classes on Thursday, April 4, 2024, have been canceled in various parts of the country because of hot weather.
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