San Jose De Buenavista Antique, July 25 -- Classes from preschool to senior high school have been suspended in all 18 towns of Antique as of noon Friday.

Michael Tolentino, Antique Provincial Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer III, said in an interview that local chief executives (LCEs) suspended face-to-face classes due to the effects of the southwest monsoon enhanced by Severe Tropical Storm Emong (international name Co-May) and Tropical Storm Dante (international name Francisco)

"The LCEs suspended the face-to-face classes of the preschool to senior high school for both public and private schools after the province experienced again heavy rainfall," he said.

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