MALACAÑANG suspended work in government offices and classes at all levels in Metro Manila on Wednesday due to the effects of southwest monsoon (habagat) and Typhoon Carina.
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO), in a social media post, said the cancellation is upon the recommendation of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.
“However, 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 PCO said.
As for private companies and offices, the suspension of their work and operation is left to the discretion of their respective heads, it added.
The habagat, enhanced by the typhoon, continues to drench large parts of Luzon and the Visayas, causing floods in several areas.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has ordered its Disaster Response Command Center and field offices to be on “highest level of readiness.”
Based on a July 23 report of the DSWD-Disaster Response Operations Management, Information Center, the agency has provided an initial PHP190,124 worth of humanitarian assistance to the affected localities in Regions 3 (Central Luzon), 5 (Bicol), and 6 (Western Visayas).
Millions of boxes of family food packs are also prepositioned in key areas across the country. (PNA)
