- CHERYL G. CRUZ
Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Benitez extended the cancellation of face-to-face classes, this time including college level, both public and private schools in Bacolod City, until May 3.
“I am extending the cancellation of face-to-face classes from preschool, high school, senior high, and college levels, in both public and private schools in Bacolod, due to the high heat index forecast of 43°C by PAGASA on May 2 and 3,” Benitez said in a post May 1.
But he stressed that “private schools with air-conditioned classrooms and tertiary institutions may exercise their discretion to continue with face-to face classes.”
Benitez earlier ordered the suspension of face-to-face classes, from preschool to senior high school (SHS), both in public and private schools in the city until April 30, also due to the forecasted extreme heat index.
He said that, for the safety and welfare of students of Bacolod, there is a need to declare the suspension of classes./CGC
