No classes in 6 MM cities as ‘Domeng’ induces ‘habagat’ rains

While tropical cyclone “Domeng” has exited the country, it was forecast to induce monsoon rains over western Luzon, prompting at least six cities in Metro Manila to declare a suspension of classes today.

Domeng left the country’s area of responsibility yesterday morning, but the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) advised the public to remain on alert against possible flash floods or landslides over low-lying or mountainous areas in western Luzon due to continuous “habagat” or southwest monsoon rains.

As of 8:49 p.m. Sunday, government television network PTV-4 reported that classes are suspended in all levels in both public and private schools in Manila, Quezon City, Malabon City, Muntinlupa City, and Marikina City.

In Taguig City, classes have been suspended from pre-school to high school levels in both private and public schools.

Abra province in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has suspended classes from kindergarten to high school.

Meanwhile, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Sunday said 27-year-old man from Coron, Palawan, earlier said to have gone missing at sea has been found dead.

Undersecretary Ricardo B. Jalad, NDRRMC Executive Director and concurrent Administrator of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), said the victim, Algemon Dalisam Nuñez, had fallen into the sea when his jetski overturned due to strong current as a result of the effects of the southwest monsoon enhanced by Domeng.

He said Nuñez’s body was found washed ashore at 7:40 p.m. Friday in Barangay Corong-Corong, El Nido, Palawan by an African national.

The body was later positively identified by other staffers of Orange Pearl Resort and the family of the deceased as that of Nuñez, who died due to drowning.

Meanwhile, Jalad said the NDRRMC monitored eight incidents such as collapsed riprap, flashflood, overflowed spillway, air mishap, and uprooted trees in CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, CARAGA and National Capital Region. Fortunately, there were no reported casualties in these incidents.