FLOODWATERS. Security personnel help unlclog a waterway near the Senate premises along W. Diokno Boulevard in Pasay City on Wednesday (July 24, 2024) that became flooded due to rains from Typhoon Carina. Malacañang suspended government work and classes at all levels in Metro Manila, as well as Regions III and IV-A on Thursday (July 25, 2024). (PNA photo by Avito Dalan)
MANILA – Malacañang suspended government work and classes at all levels in the National Capital Region, and Regions III and IV-A on Thursday amid the onslaught of the enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat and Typhoon “Carina.”
In a statement Wednesday, the Office of the Executive Secretary (OES) said the suspension is also aimed to “aid in the rescue, recovery, relief and rehabilitation efforts of the government and the private sector.”
“Agencies whose functions involve the delivery of basic and health services, preparedness/response to disasters and calamities, and/or the performance of other vital services shall continue with their operations and render the necessary services,” the OES said.
Meanwhile, the suspension of work for private companies and offices is left to the discretion of their respective heads.
Typhoon Carina and the habagat battered parts of the country with heavy overnight rains, triggering flooding and evacuation.
Metro Manila mayors have agreed to put the entire capital region under a state of calamity as parts of the metropolis were submerged in floodwaters.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered government agencies to continue relief operations, focusing on areas that were isolated. (PNA)
