Face-to-face classes in Pangasinan are suspended on Monday, August 3, across public and private schools due to heavy rains associated with Tropical Depression Luis and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat). One report says the suspension covers all 44 towns and four cities in the province, while another specifies executive orders affecting eight towns and two cities. In both accounts, local chief executives issue the suspension orders. The provincial government is reported to direct towns and cities to implement the suspension, and mayors then order schools to halt face-to-face activities for safety.
School officials are also directed to put in place alternative learning and work arrangements so that learners, teaching staff, and non-teaching personnel are managed appropriately during the disruption. The measures are linked to the ongoing weather threat brought by Luis, prompting local disaster risk and management and government units to recommend school suspensions to reduce exposure to hazardous conditions. The suspension is implemented through executive orders issued by mayors of the affected municipalities and cities, following the provincial guidance.
