19/08/2026
๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ: ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ
The events of August 17, 2026, were a reality none of us could ignore. This is an ๐๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐น๐ฎ to re-evaluate its criteria for class suspensions across all education levels.
Severe rainfal impacts everyone, but its severity depends heavily on where a student lives. Many face internet disruptions, power outages, or flooding inside their own homes. ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป? Hindi water-proof ang mga estudyante. We all have access to real-time weather forecasts and observable weather patterns, the government more so than us. We must not turn a blind eye, nor delay critical action.
๐ง๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐, ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ท๐๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. Timely decisions are not a matter of the academic calendar; they are matter of safety and human life. ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ข๐๐จ๐ค๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐จ๐; ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ฌ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฉ๐๐จ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ฎ๐. What about those who commute from neighboring provinces? Knowing that both our campus and the surrounding streets of Manila are prone to severe flooding, can we truly compromise student safety on the assumption that post-disaster aid is enough?
It is heartbreaking to witness students scrambling for transportation, attempting to reach worried parents, and enduring hazardous conditions just to get home. True leadership requires anticipating these dangers and taking proactive measures to safeguard those under our care.
๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐. ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐.
While we continue to push for proactive accountability and timely decisions from our leaders, we must also look out for one another on the ground right now.
With severe weather and flooding impacting our daily commute and safety, please keep these emergency contacts handy. Save and share this reference guide for rescue, medical assistance, and public services, because getting home safe is our immediate priority.
Emergency hotlines guide courtesy of RCYC Philippines.
