Classes in NCR, other regions suspended on Nov 10 to 11 due to Super Typhoon Uwan
Gov't work in affected areas suspended on Nov. 10
Satellite image of Super Typhoon Uwan (Fung-wong) (Courtesy of PAGASA)
Work in government offices on Nov. 10 and classes at all levels in Metro Manila and other regions on Nov. 10 to 11 have been suspended due to the forecasted major impacts of Super Typhoon Uwan.
Malacañang issued Memorandum Circular No. 106 on Sunday, Nov. 9, suspending the work in government in the National Capital Region (NCR), Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Regions 1, 2, 3, 4-A, 4-B, 5, and 8 on Nov. 10.
Classes at all levels in these regions, including Region 6 and 7 were suspended on Nov. 10 to 11.
"Upon the recommendation of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council and in view of the forecasted major impacts that will be brought about by Super Typhoon 'Uwan', work in government offices in the National Capital Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Regions I, II, III, IV-A, IV-B, V and VIII is hereby suspended on 10 November 2025," the memorandum stated.
"Further, classes at all levels in the aforementioned Regions, Region VI, Region VII, and the Negros Island Region are also suspended on 10 and 11 November 2025," it added.
The memorandum noted that agencies responsible for basic, vital and health services, preparedness and response duties must continue to remain operational.
All other government agencies in the said regions may implement alternate work arrangements, as may be necessary, subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations, according to the memorandum order.
It further stated that localized cancellation or suspension of classes and/or work in government offices in other regions may be implemented by their respective local chief executives.
The suspension of work in private companies and offices, on the other hand, was left to the discretion of their respective heads.
As of Sunday morning, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 5 over parts of Bicol Region and Quezon province as Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung-wong) intensified into a super typhoon.
As of 7 a.m., the center of the eye of Uwan was located 125 kilometers east-northeast of Virac, Catanduanes.
It was moving west-northwestward at 25 kilometers per hour (kph), packing maximum sustained winds of 185 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 230 kph.