CHED: All classes suspended in NCR due to 'Pedring'

All classes in both undergraduate and graduate levels have been suspended in the entire National Capital Region, CHED director Julito Vitriolo said Tuesday. "CHED made the announcement by authority of Chairperson Patricia Licuanan," Vitriolo told GMA News Online. Earlier, dozens of colleges/ universities announced suspension of classes due to Typhoon Pedring, which made landfall in northeastern Luzon early Tuesday morning. As early as Monday evening, the Department of Education announced that all classes from elementary to high school in Metro Manila on Tuesday have been suspended. — Carmela Lapeña/RSJ, GMA News