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Face-to-face classes in Negros Oriental, Siquijor suspended after tremor

Published Oct 1, 2025 02:13 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Four local government units (LGUs) in Negros Oriental and public schools in Siquijor suspended face-to-face classes on Wednesday, Oct. 1, after the magnitude-6.9 earthquake in neighboring Cebu province on Tuesday night, Sept. 30.
According to the Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Negros Island Region (NIR), classes were suspended on all levels in public and private schools in Tanjay City, Dauin, Bindoy, and Mabinay in Negros Oriental.
The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) issued an advisory on Wednesday recommending the shift from regular classes to modular learning in all public schools in the province of Siquijor due to the tremor.
The PDRRMC said that although Siquijor was not the epicenter, the province experienced aftershocks due to its relatively close proximity to affected areas.
The earthquake's impact may have caused unseen damage to school facilities and infrastructure, and the province aims to ensure that students can continue their education safely before they return to their classrooms, it stated.
Modular classes will allow students to learn without the risks associated with traveling to and attending classes in potentially damaged school buildings.
Private schools in Siquijor were strongly advised to assess the situation of their schools and make their own discretionary preventive and response measures that will ensure the safety and well-being of their students and make decisions that best suit for their school's specific needs and circumstances.
More schools in Negros Occidental suspended classes on Wednesday, including Manapla, Toboso, Escalante City, Murcia, Kabankalan City, Bago City, Isabela, Himamaylan City, Binalbagan, La Castellana, Hinoba-an, Moises Padilla, San Enrique, Calatrava, Hinigaran, Pontevedra, La Carlota City, Don Salvador Benedicto, Cadiz City, Pulupandan, Valladolid, Silay City, Talisay City, and Cauayan.
E.B. Magalona and Sagay City, as well as Bacolod City, were the first LGUs to suspend classes.
Two-day class suspension was imposed in Victorias City from Oct. 1 to 2.
Work in government offices in E.B. Magalona, Himamaylan City, Binalbagan, Isabela, Pontevedra, La Castellana, Don Salvador Benedicto, La Carlota City, and provincial government were also suspended on Wednesday, according to PDRRMC in Negros Occidental.

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