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Metro Manila cities suspend classes anew on Aug. 20 due to 'habagat'

Published Aug 19, 2026 08:12 pm
Face-to-face classes in Metro Manila remained suspended, with schools shifting to Alternative Learning Modes (ALM) on Thursday, Aug. 20, due to expected continued heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon (Habagat).
Dark clouds loom over parts of Quezon City on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. PAGASA said Tropical Depression Neneng maintained its strength as it moved northwestward over the sea east of southern Taiwan. The weather bureau said the southwest monsoon, or habagat, will continue to bring heavy rainfall to parts of Luzon. (Photo by Santi San Juan)
Dark clouds loom over parts of Quezon City on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. PAGASA said Tropical Depression Neneng maintained its strength as it moved northwestward over the sea east of southern Taiwan. The weather bureau said the southwest monsoon, or habagat, will continue to bring heavy rainfall to parts of Luzon. (Photo by Santi San Juan)
The following cities suspended in-person classes in compliance with the Office of the President Memorandum Circular No. 131, s. 2026, which directs the implementation of ALM at all levels in public and private schools across Metro Manila.
●Valenzuela
●Malabon
●Navotas
●Caloocan
●Quezon City
●Manila
●San Juan
●Mandaluyong
●Marikina
●Pasig
●Pateros
●Makati
●Taguig
●Pasay
●Parañaque
●Las Piñas
●Muntinlupa
The circular, issued on Wednesday, Aug. 19, also allows local chief executives to order the localized cancellation or suspension of classes and, where warranted, the suspension of work in government offices in their respective areas.
It has also ordered the implementation of alternative work arrangements in Metro Manila and 17 provinces.
It directed government offices in the affected areas to implement appropriate alternative work arrangements, while agencies involved in basic and health services, disaster preparedness and response, and other vital services were ordered to continue operations and provide necessary services.
Meanwhile, the suspension of work or adoption of alternative work arrangements in the private sector will remain at the discretion of management.
According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Wednesday morning, Tropical Depression Neneng could pass close to or make landfall over northern Taiwan by Thursday afternoon or evening, before weakening into a remnant low near Taiwan on Friday morning, Aug. 21.
However, while Neneng is not expected to directly affect the country, PAGASA weather specialist Benison Estareja said it is helping draw the southwest monsoon toward Luzon and the western section of Visayas, where significant rainfall remains possible through Thursday.
The weather agency also said that as Neneng heads towards northern Taiwan, it is also monitoring another tropical depression east of Mindanao that could strengthen and enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) by early to mid-next week. (With reports from Metro Team)

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