Suspension of Classes - Nationwide Transport Strike (March 15, 2012) - Updated as of 8:30AM

Transport groups have set a nationwide transport strike on Thursday, March 15, 2012, reportedly to protest the rising cost of petroleum products. Some schools and universities already announced suspension of classes.

Transport Strike

The Department of Education announced that discretion to suspend classes is with the respective local government units.

“As per agreement in the TRASMA meeting, LGUs shall take the lead in suspending classes tomorrow should there be a need to do so,” the education department in its Twitter account (@DepEd_PH) posted Wednesday.

Updates:

List of Cities, Schools and Universities with No Classes

Classes will be suspended in all levels in Parañaque and San Juan.
Mayor Herbert Bautista suspends pre-school, elementary & high school classes in Quezon City, both public & private.
Far Eastern University (FEU) Manila and Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) Diliman have suspended their classes.
University of East Manila & Caloocan have also suspended their classes.
Trinity University of Asia, Quezon City
Centro Escolar University (CEU), Manila and Makati
Emilio Aguinaldo College
San Sebastian College – Recto
Santa Isabel College – Manila
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
National University
St. Peter the Apostle School – Manila

The local governments of the following cities and municipalities have suspended their classes in all levels (pre-school, elementary and high school):

Pasay City
Quezon City
San Juan City
Taguig City
Pateros
Parañaque City

No work suspension on government offices have been announced.

We will try to gather additional information as to what schools are going to suspend classes due to the March 15, 2012 transport strike.

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