MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon "Inday" continued to weaken as it moved northwestward toward the sea east of Taiwan on Friday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in its 11 a.m. bulletin.
Despite weakening, Pagasa said Inday was expected to remain a typhoon while inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and continued to enhance the southwest monsoon, bringing heavy rains and strong winds over parts of the country before exiting PAR on Saturday.
Several Metro Manila local government units suspended classes earlier in the day as a precaution against the expected bad weather brought by the enhanced southwest monsoon.
The following class suspensions were announced:
* Caloocan City – All levels (public and private); shift to asynchronous classes.
* Las Piñas City – All levels (public and private).
* Malabon City – All levels (public and private); shift to alternative delivery modes.
* Mandaluyong City – Preschool to Senior High School, including the Alternative Learning System (ALS), in public and private schools; modular and asynchronous learning.
* Marikina City – All levels (public and private); both face-to-face and online classes suspended.
* Muntinlupa City – All levels (public and private).
* Parañaque City – All levels (public and private).
* Pasay City – All levels (public and private); shift to alternative learning modalities.
* Pasig City – Afternoon in-person classes from Kindergarten to Senior High School, including Day Care and ALS, in public and private schools; schools to implement synchronous or asynchronous learning.
* Quezon City – Child Development Centers, Kindergarten, Grades 1 to 12 and ALS in public schools; shift to alternative delivery modes.
* San Juan City – All levels (public and private).
* Valenzuela City – All levels (public and private).
In a separate announcement, Manila suspended ace-to-face classes from preschool to senior high school.
In a Facebook post, Moreno said the cancellation was recommended by the Manila City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (MCDRRMD) after it reported moderate to heavy rainfall of 50 to 100 millimeters, with conditions expected to persist throughout the day.
He said schools were advised to shift to Alternative Delivery Mode.
Pagasa advised the public to continue monitoring official weather bulletins and local government advisories as the enhanced southwest monsoon was expected to continue bringing periods of heavy rainfall despite the gradual weakening of Inday. WITH A REPORT FROM ALLEN LIMOS
