The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday emphasized its appeal to Local Government Units (LGUs) regarding their decisions on prolonged class suspensions as precautionary measures amid rising concerns for public safety.

In its latest advisory issued on October 14, DepEd reaffirmed its respect for the authority of LGUs to suspend classes in the interest of public safety.

However, the DepEd reminded LGUs to “balance this responsibility to public safety with learning continuity” following successive and prolonged class suspensions across various parts of the country due to back-to-back seismic events, unstable weather conditions, and health risks.

“While caution is important, extended suspensions can disrupt learning and affect students' development. Every decision should reflect both care for safety and commitment to learning continuity,” said DepEd in its advisory.

Other local government units earlier declared class suspensions, including the DepEd National Capital Region, which suspended face-to-face classes from October 13 to 14 to allow school disinfection activities, along with the Marikina City LGU.

On Monday, Laguna Governor Sol Aragones announced via Facebook Live the suspension of all face-to-face classes in both public and private schools from October 14 to 31, as the provincial government implements precautionary measures in preparation for possible seismic activity along the West Valley Fault.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday, the Schools Division Office of Bulacan issued an advisory under Division Memorandum No. 513 s. 2025 ordering the preventive suspension of face-to-face classes in several areas of the province from October 16 to 17.

On Wednesday, Cavite Provincial Government suspended face-to-face classes on all levels from October 15 to 18 for infrastructure audit and influenza-like illness surveillance.

DepEd assured the public that it is coordinating with schools division offices to ensure learning continuity “at all costs” through alternative delivery modes for affected students.

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