MANILA, April 2 -- More areas have resorted to alternative learning modes (ADM) due to sweltering temperatures, the Department of Education (DepEd) said Tuesday.

As of 9 a.m., suspension of face-to-face classes from preschool to senior high school, both for private and public schools, has been implemented in Quezon City and Caloocan City.

The same was implemented in Dagupan City in Ilocos Region; Polangui, Albay in Bicol Region; cities of Iloilo, Kabankalan, Silay, Himamaylan, and Bago, as well as Bacolod, Negros Occidental, and Roxas City in Western Visayas, the DepEd said in an advisory.

Three schools in Eastern Visayas and the Zamboanga Peninsula also ordered blended learning, particularly Maasin Central School in Maasin City; and P...