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Commuters  and pedestrians brave the rain as they negotiate the busy streets of Cubao, in Quezon City on Friday, August 28, 2026. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

Commuters  and pedestrians brave the rain as they negotiate the busy streets of Cubao, in Quezon City on Friday, August 28, 2026. Weather bureau PAGASA issued heavy rainfall warningdue to enhanced southwest monsoon.   Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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Katrina Domingo

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MANILA &mdash; Malaca&ntilde;ang suspended face-to-face classes in several areas in Luzon on September 4, 2026, citing heavy rains and the haze from forest fires in Indonesia.Under Memorandum Circular No. 134, the following areas &quot;alternative learning modes and learning continuity measures shall be implemented at all levels in public and private educational institutions&quot; in the following areas:<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-inline-start:48px;"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;">National Capital Region</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;">Ilocos Norte</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;">llocos Sur</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;">La Union</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;">Pangasinan</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;">Abra</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;">Benguet</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;">Zambales</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;">Bataan</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;">Bulacan</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;">Tarlac</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;">Pampanga</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;">Cavite</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;">Laguna</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;">Batangas</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;">Occidental Mindoro</li></ul>&quot;Further thereto, the localized cancellation or suspension of classes in other areas may be implemented by their respective Local Chief Executives, pursuant to relevant laws, rules, and regulation,&quot; the memorandum read.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2026/9/2/why-haze-is-shifting-across-the-philippines-and-why-experts-say-it-could-linger-for-weeks-2030" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why haze is shifting across the Philippines and why experts say it could linger for weeks</a></div>The suspension of face-to-face classes comes upon the recommendations of the state&rsquo;s disaster agency, the Palace said.The said areas are expected to be drenched by the &quot;continued heavy rainfall associated with the enhanced Southwest Monsoon&quot; and also remain affected by &quot;poor air quality&quot; linked to the &quot;haze from the severe forest and peatland fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra, Indonesia,&quot; it said.

Malacañang suspended face-to-face classes in several areas in Luzon on September 4, 2026, citing heavy rains and the haze from forest fires in Indonesia.

Malacañang suspended face-to-face classes in several areas in Luzon on September 4, 2026, citing heavy rains and the haze from forest fires in Indonesia.

Malacañang suspends face-to-face classes in several areas due to habagat, Indonesia haze

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Malacañang suspends face-to-face classes in several areas due to habagat, Indonesia haze

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published September 04, 2026 02:08 AM PHT

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