Los Baños suspends classes on Monday, May 27

By: Faith Argosino – 50 minutes ago

MANILA, Philippines – The Los Baños Municipal Government suspended classes at all levels on Monday due to the effects of Severe Tropical Storm Aghon (international name: Ewiniar) in Laguna province.

READ: Aghon intensifies into severe tropical storm; Signal No. 3 in Eastern Quezon

The city administration announced this around 4 p.m. on its official Facebook page.

“Class books have been suspended due to Typhoon Aghon. Use it to maintain our living room, update the latest news of the world and change the mood of your home and needs,” one post said.

(Classes will be suspended tomorrow due to Typhoon Aghon. Please take the opportunity to stay indoors, stay informed of the latest weather alerts, and ensure the safety of yourself and your loved ones.)

Previously, the University of the Philippines Los Baños made a separate announcement at 2 p.m.

“Due to the damage caused by Typhoon Aghon on campus and other parts of Laguna, classes at UPLB will be suspended tomorrow, Monday, May 27, 2024,” the university said in a release.

“This will enable us to carry out cleanup and repair work on campus and in our respective houses,” it added.

Exams and other in-person activities scheduled for Monday will also be postponed following the suspension.

According to the 5 p.m. cyclone bulletin, the state weather bureau said Aghon is currently over the coastal waters of Mauban, Quezon, packing maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometers per hour (km/h) with gusts of up to 130 km/h near the center. The cyclone is slowly moving northeastward.

Following this development, the agency also reported that it transmitted Signal No. 3 over the eastern part of Quezon province (Infanta, Real, Mauban) including the Polillo Islands (Panukulan, Burdeos, Patnanungan and Polillo).

Laguna is currently under signal number 2.