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MANILA, Philippines – Classes on Thursday, October 24 in parts of Luzon and the Visauas have been suspended due to the effects of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami).

Suspended classes in Luzon

• Tuguegarao City (all levels, public and private)
• Valenzuela City (in-person and online classes; all levels, public and private; work in city hall offices except for disaster and emergency response offices)
• Bulacan (all levels, public and private; work in government and private offices)
• Angeles City, Pampanga (in-person classes; all levels, public and private) (alternative modes of learning allowed)
• San Simon, Pampanga (all levels, public and private)
• Pangasinan (all levels, public and private; work in government offices)
• Pila, Laguna (in-person classes; all levels, public and private) (shift to alternative modes of learning)
• Batangas City (all levels, public and private)
• San Luis, Batangas (all levels, public and private)
• Marikina City (in-person and asynchronous classes; all levels, public and private)
• Paracelis, Mountain Province (all levels, public and private)

• Manila City (all levels, public and private)

• Parañaque City (all levels, public and private) (alternative mode of learning allowed)

• Taguig City (all levels, public and private) (shift to alternative mode of learning)

• Mandaluyong City (all levels, public and private)

• Cavite (all levels, public and private)

• Arayat, Pampanga (in-person and online/modular classes; all levels, public and private)

• Baguio City (all levels, public and private; work in government offices except for those in charge of delivery of basic and health needs, and emergency and disaster response)

• Antipolo City (all levels, public and private)

• Bicol region (all levels, public and private; work in government offices

Suspended classes in Visayas

• Pontevedra, Negros Occidental (all levels, public and private)
• Siaton, Negros Oriental (all levels, public and private)

• Cebu City (all levels, public and private

Storm track, forecast

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said that Kristine developed into a severe tropical storm and is expected to make landfall in Isabela on Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.

In its 5 p.m. weather bulletin, Pagasa said Kristine was located some 175 kilometers east of Echague, Isabela, moving northwestward at 20 kilometers per hour (km/h).