CEBU CITY, April 3 -- Face-to-face classes from kindergarten to senior high school have been suspended in seven local government units (LGU) in Metro Cebu amid the intense heat.

Talisay City Mayor Gerald Anthony Gullas was the first to post Tuesday night an order suspending face-to-face classes from April 3 to 14, transitioning to a modular set-up to safeguard the well-being of teachers and students.

However, Gullas said students scheduled to take the National Achievement Test and Early Language Literacy and Numeracy Assessment must report for in-person classes.

"I am entrusting the decision to the respective school administrators if they intend to adopt modular classes)," Gullas said in their local tongue.

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