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Classes, gov't work in Metro Manila, 34 provinces suspended on July 25, 2025
Rescuers wade through chest-deep floodwaters in Barangay Lasip, Calasiao, Pangasinan, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. Calasiao Information Office via GMA Regional TV One North Central Luzon
Classes at all levels and government work in Metro Manila and 34 provinces on Friday, July 25, 2025, have been suspended due to projected heavy rains from Typhoon Emong and the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat).
Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla released the list of covered areas on Thursday afternoon.
Bataan
Benguet
Ilocos Sur
La Union
Occidental Mindoro
Pangasinan
Zambales
Abra
Batangas
Cavite
Ifugao
Ilocos Norte
Laguna
Mountain Province
Pampanga
Tarlac
Albay
Apayao
Aurora
Bulacan
Cagayan
Camarines Norte
Camarines Sur
Isabela
Kalinga
Marinduque
Metro Manila
Nueva Ecija
Nueva Vizcaya
Oriental Mindoro
Palawan
Quezon
Quirino
Rizal
Romblon
Remulla said government frontliners are expected to report for work.
According to PAGASA, Emong may make landfall over La Union, Ilocos Sur, or Ilocos Norte on Friday morning. But a close approach over northwestern Pangasinan between Thursday evening and early Friday morning prior to the possible landfall has not been not ruled out.
Between Friday noon and evening, Emong may pass close or make landfall over Babuyan Islands and Batanes.
As of Thursday, 40 areas had declared a state of calamity due to the effects of tropical cyclones Crising, Dante, and Emong, as well as the Southwest Monsoon. —VBL, GMA Integrated News
