RAINFALL ADVISORY. The rainfall advisory by the Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) emergency operations center (EOC) on Tuesday (Aug. 27, 2024). Mayor Jerry P. Treñas announced the suspension of classes from kindergarten to senior high school in public and private schools due to bad weather. (Image courtesy of CDRRMO EOC)
ILOILO CITY – Classes from kindergarten to senior high school in public and private schools here were suspended late morning Tuesday because of inclement weather.
Mayor Jerry P. Treñas announced the suspension following the recommendation of the local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) emergency operations center (EOC), stating the city would continue to experience light to moderate with at times occasional heavy rains and cloudy skies with 100 percent cloud cover in the next two to three days.
“The continuous rain beginning this late afternoon has reached a record of 45-millimeter rainfall based on the hazard sensor network in CPU (Central Philippine University) as of 10:42 p.m. (of Monday). This also caused flooding in several areas in Jaro and is expected to affect more barangays given the forecast, the number of exposed areas, and the vulnerabilities of people and assets to flooding,” said the EOC report.
In a press conference, Treñas apologized for the delayed release of the advisory, which was issued almost 8 a.m., and students were already in schools.
He also advised CDRRMO head Donna Magno to make a faster recommendation next time, even based on data that have not yet been verified.
“So that will be our rule: Better to make a mistake than to allow the students to go to school and we call off classes,” Treñas said. (PNA)
