Philippines suspends government work, school classes on storm

A normally busy transport terminal is deserted in Ilagan City, Isabela province, north of Manila on Aug 23, 2022, as residents stayed indoors ahead of the landfall of severe tropical storm Florita. - AFP

MANILA (Bloomberg): Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr suspended government work and classes in public schools in the capital and nearby areas for Aug 23 to 24 due to a tropical storm.

The directive covers the capital region and the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Zambales and Bataan, the Press Secretary’s office said in a statement Tuesday.