SAN JOSE, Antique – Fourteen towns of the province have suspended classes on Monday due to typhoon “Tisoy.”
Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (PDRRM) officer Broderick Train said as of Monday, classes had been suspended in the towns of Libertad, Pandan, Valderrama, Sibalom, San Remigio, Hamtic, Tobias Fornier, Anini-y, Patnongon, San Jose de Buenavista, Belison, Caluya, Barbaza, and Tibiao.
Some municipalities ordered the suspension of classes from pre-school to senior high school level while others have suspended classes in all levels.
Train said fishermen were prohibited to sail in open seas until the weather has improved.
He added all roads in the province remained passable. Public utility vehicles from Antique to Iloilo City and Antique to Aklan were on their regular operations.
The PDRRM Operations Center, meanwhile, was on “blue alert” – which means local government agencies will have a close monitoring of the situation.
Gov. Rhodora Cadiao urged residents to take precautionary measures as the typhoon approaches.
In its 11 a.m. severe weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said “Tisoy” was last seen 235 kilometers east southeast of Virac, Catanduanes, or 250 kilometers east of Juban, Sorsogon.
“Tisoy” packs maximum sustained winds of up to 150-kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 185 kph. It was moving west at 25 kph.
PAGASA expects “Tisoy” to make a landfall over Catanduanes, Albay, or Sorsogon, between Monday night and Tuesday morning.(With a report from PNA/PN)
