This document outlines the guidelines for cancelling or suspending classes and work in government offices due to typhoons, flooding, and other weather disturbances according to Executive Order No. 66. It describes the different storm signal levels from PAGASA that automatically result in class cancellations at preschool, elementary, and secondary levels. It also allows local chief executives to cancel classes in the absence of storm signals. The guidelines indicate make-up classes will be scheduled to offset cancelled days and that schools may serve as evacuation centers even when classes are suspended.

4. By the President of the Philippines
EO No. 66 dtd January 9, 2012
• Prescribing rules on the
cancellation or suspension of
classes and work in Government
offices due to
typhoons, flooding, other weather
disturbances and calamities

5. • PAGASA- Philippine
Atmospheric, Geophysical and
Astronomical Services
Administration
• National Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management
Council

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Source: NDCC Memorandum No. 9, s. 2007

7. Dated May 28, 2012
Guidelines on the
Implementation of
EO No. 66

8. • Storm Signal No. 1:
Public and Private Preschool
and Kindergarten Classes in
the affected areas shall be
automatically cancelled or
suspended

9. • Storm Signal No. 2:
Public and Private
Preschool, Kindergarten, Eleme
ntary and Secondary Classes in
the affected areas shall be
automatically cancelled or
suspended

10. • Storm Signal No. 3:
Work in all DepEd offices in
the affected areas shall be
automatically cancelled or
suspended

11. • Depending on signal numbers
declared at 10:00 PM – 4:00 AM
(Whole day classes)
• Depending on signal numbers
declared at 11:00 AM
(Afternoon classes)

12. • In the absence of typhoon
signal warnings from PAGASA,
localized cancellation/
suspension of classes in both
public and private schools and
work in government offices
may be implemented by LOCAL
CHIEF EXECUTIVES

13. • LOCAL CHIEF EXECUTIVES is the
Chairpersons of the Local
Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Council (LDRRMC)
• Republic Act 10121 or the Philippine
Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Act of 2010 (dtd May 27)

14. • School Heads (SH)
May only cancel or suspend
classes in cases where urgent
action is needed to prevent
loss of life or bodily harm.

15. • Local Government Executives
as Chairperson of the
LDRRMC, in coordination with
the National DRRMC

16. • Regional and Division shall
active their Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management
Offices (DRRMO) to monitor
the situation and keep lines
of communications

17. • Standard reporting
procedures between
Regional and Division
DRRMOs with the Central
Office DRRMO applies

18. • Automatic cancellation/
suspension of classes after
it is officially published by
PAGASA

19. • In cases where the PAGASA has
not raised any storm signal
warning or declared presence of a
tropical cyclone, the Regional and
Division DRRMOs to
communicate with RDRRMC and
LDRRMC for decision to cancel or
suspend classes in their
respective Locality

20. • The parents have the
ultimate responsibility for
determining whether their
children should go to
school, even if NO order for
cancellation/ suspension
has been issued

21. • Parents and Teachers:
That the required number of
school days for the SY shall
be considered specially in
holding MAKE- UP classes
to offset the days when
classes are cancelled/
suspended

22. • MAKE- UP CLASSES
Shall be held on Saturdays or
on Weekdays beyond the
originally set school
calendar in both public and
private schools

23. • SCHOOL DESIGNATED AS
EVACUATION CENTERS
School officials, DRRMCs are
requested to render service
even when classes are
suspended

25. A. Contingency Plan
1. Situation
2. SWOT Analysis/ RISK Identification
3. Evacuation Plan
4. Coordinating Procedures
• Organization
• Work Plan – July (National
Disaster and Preparedness
Month)
• Accomplishment Reports

26. • Republic Act 10121
• Executive Order No. 66,s.2012
• DepEd Order No. 43, s. 2012
• DepEd Order No. 26, s. 2012
• DepEd Order No. 28, s. 2005
• NDCC Memorandum No. 7, s. 2006