(UPDATED as of 6 p.m.) The Department of Interior and Local Government on Monday announced the suspension of classes and work in government offices on Tuesday, July 22 due to bad weather caused by the southwest monsoon or “habagat”.
Classes and work in government offices are suspended in the following areas:
ALL LEVELS
Metro Manila
Cavite
Batangas
Rizal
Occidental Mindoro
Bataan
Bulacan
Pampanga
Pangasinan
Tarlac
Zambales
According to DILG, suspension of work for private companies and offices is left to the discretion of their respective heads.
According to state weather bureau PAGASA, the habagat is expected to affect Metro Manila and several other provinces in Luzon, bringing heavy rainfall until Tuesday noon.
The weather bureau on Monday said it has also monitored two low pressure areas inside the Philippine Area of Reposnsibility.
One LPA was 1,140 kilometers east of Southeastern Luzon at 3 a.m. and "has a medium potential of developing into a tropical depression within the next 24 hours."
Heavy rainfall to affect Metro Manila, other Luzon areas until Tuesday noon: Pagasa
The inclement weather has already prompted class and government office work suspension in the capital region, Cavite, Rizal, Batangas, Laguna, Bulacan, Pampanga, Zambales and Bataan on Monday.
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