DepEd: Classes in NCR resume Friday

Classes will resume Friday for the pre-school, grade school, and high school levels in the National Capital Region (NCR), Department of Education (DepEd) NCR director Elena Ruiz told GMA News on Thursday. Shortly after 4 a.m. on Thursday, Ruiz announced the suspension of classes in NCR after hours of continuous rains and in consultation with state weather forecasters. Five areas remained under Storm Signal No. 1 as tropical depression "Dodong" accelerated and continued to move north-northwest towards China Thursday afternoon. — PE/VS, GMA News